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| Jan 26, 2023 | YC Firesides and a new book by Surbhi Sarna | For those of you who haven’t met her yet, Surbhi Sarna is one of the newest group partners at YC. I'm excited to share that her book Without a Doubt drops on March 7 — and to celebrate, she's hosting a series of online founder firesides.
S... |
| Jan 28, 2022 | YC's Spring Tour 2022 | We are excited to announce our 2022 Spring Outreach Tour. Our goal is to virtually meet founders and future founders from cities and universities around the world. At each location, we will host talks with YC group partners and YC alumni, w... |
| Sep 9, 2021 | YC’s Fall Tour 2021 | We are excited to kick off our virtual Fall Tour, and below is a list of the cities and schools we are visiting. We’ll host talks with YC Group Partners, Investors, Executives and Alumni who’ve built successful companies in different region... |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Apply to YC Summer 2021 | The deadline to apply to the Y Combinator Summer 2021 batch is Friday, March 19 at 8pm PT. Due to COVID-19, Summer 2021 will be the third batch in a row to be fully remote.
We occasionally get questions about what a remote batch is like. O... |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Open Office Hours: Sign up for Office Hours with YC Partners | We’re delighted to announce that YC is hosting online office hours for startup founders every Friday throughout the month of September.
If you’re in the early stages of building a company, we’d love to meet you — anyone from idea stage thr... |
| Mar 2, 2020 | YC S20 Interviews in Brazil | We’re excited to announce that we’re hosting interviews in Brazil for startups based in South America for the first time this spring. They will be held in São Paulo from May 16-18 and are like regular YC interviews in every way. The applica... |
| Feb 28, 2020 | YC S20 Interviews in Western Europe | Last fall, we hosted interviews in Paris. They were so successful that we’ll be hosting them again this May. Interviews will take place from May 12-14 and are like regular YC interviews in every way. The application is the same, as well as ... |
| Feb 27, 2020 | YC S20 Interviews in India | Once again, YC is coming to India! We’re hosting interviews in Bangalore from May 12-14. These will be like regular YC interviews in every way. The application is the same, as well as what we look for in the application and the criteria for... |
| Jan 30, 2020 | YC Fireside and Office Hours at Harvard - Feb 11 | Join us for a fireside chat with YC partner Aaron Harris, hosted by Harvard WiCS. Aaron graduated from Harvard in 2006 and has been a partner at YC since 2013. He’ll share what he’s learned from working with over 1,000 startups, and he’ll t... |
| Jan 30, 2020 | YC Fireside and Office Hours at Harvard – Feb 11 | Join us for a fireside chat with YC partner Aaron Harris, hosted by Harvard WiCS. Aaron graduated from Harvard in 2006 and has been a partner at YC since 2013. He’ll share what he’s learned from working with over 1,000 startups, and he’ll t... |
| Jan 28, 2020 | YC Fireside and Office Hours in NYC – Feb 10 | Join us for a fireside, hosted by Harvard in Tech, with YC partner Aaron Harris. Aaron was the founder of edtech company Tutorspree (a startup that was based in NY) and has been a partner at Y Combinator since 2013. He’ll share what he’s le... |
| Jan 28, 2020 | YC Fireside and Office Hours in NYC - Feb 10 | Join us for a fireside, hosted by Harvard in Tech, with YC partner Aaron Harris. Aaron was the founder of edtech company Tutorspree (a startup that was based in NY) and has been a partner at Y Combinator since 2013. He’ll share what he’s le... |
| Jan 16, 2020 | YC Bio Tour – 2020 | This year, for the first time, we’ll be visiting universities and institutions to meet founders who are focused on building biotech and healthcare companies.
Since 2014, YC has funded over 250 bio, healthcare, and life science companies, m... |
| Jan 16, 2020 | YC Bio Tour - 2020 | This year, for the first time, we’ll be visiting universities and institutions to meet founders who are focused on building biotech and healthcare companies.
Since 2014, YC has funded over 250 bio, healthcare, and life science companies, m... |
| Oct 14, 2019 | Apply to the YC Fall Hackathon | This November we’re hosting a hackathon at YC.
You can find out more about the event and apply here.
Applications close on 10/25/19 at 11:59PM PST. We’ll send out the first round of acceptances shortly afterward.
The top team will get a ... |
| Sep 13, 2019 | YC at Grace Hopper | We’re excited to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration this year — the world’s largest gathering of women technologists.
Oct 2, 6pm-9pm: Happy Hour
We’re hosting a happy hour with AWS and YC alum Elpha (a community where women in tech can t... |
| Sep 10, 2019 | Applying to YC Early Decision - Rent the Backyard (YC S19) | We began offering the option to apply to Y Combinator Early Decision last September. If you’re a student, applying Early Decision to YC allows you to apply one batch ahead of the current one. For example, you can apply to YC in September, g... |
| Sep 10, 2019 | Applying to YC Early Decision – Rent the Backyard (YC S19) | We began offering the option to apply to Y Combinator Early Decision last September. If you’re a student, applying Early Decision to YC allows you to apply one batch ahead of the current one. For example, you can apply to YC in September, g... |
| Sep 9, 2019 | YC W20 Interviews in Western Europe | This fall, we will be hosting interviews for the Winter 2020 batch in Paris for startups based in Western Europe. Interviews will take place from November 5-7 and are like regular YC interviews in every way. The application is the same, as ... |
| Sep 8, 2019 | YC W20 Interviews in India | We’re excited to announce that we are holding interviews for the Winter 2020 batch in Bangalore for founders based in India. Interviews will take place from November 10 to 12 and are like regular YC interviews in every way. The application ... |
| Sep 4, 2019 | Office Hours for Startups Tackling Climate Issues | We’re delighted to announce that YC is hosting online office hours for founders of startups and nonprofits that are solving climate issues on Tuesday, September 24.
If you’re in the early stages of building a company we’d love to meet you ... |
| Jul 16, 2019 | Y Combinator in Buenos Aires – Sept 17-18 | We’re excited to announce that Y Combinator will be visiting Buenos Aires on September 17-18, 2019.
In the last few years we’ve funded several strong Argentinian startups. There is clearly a lot of talent in the country and a strong entrep... |
| Jul 16, 2019 | Y Combinator in Buenos Aires - Sept 17-18 | We’re excited to announce that Y Combinator will be visiting Buenos Aires on September 17-18, 2019.
In the last few years we’ve funded several strong Argentinian startups. There is clearly a lot of talent in the country and a strong entrep... |
| Jun 25, 2019 | Female Founders Office Hours and Happy Hour – July 26 | We’re hosting group office hours and a happy hour for female founders on Friday, July 26 at the YC office in Mountain View, California.
If you’re in the early stages of building a company we’d love to meet you — anyone from idea stage thro... |
| Jun 25, 2019 | Female Founders Office Hours and Happy Hour - July 26 | We’re hosting group office hours and a happy hour for female founders on Friday, July 26 at the YC office in Mountain View, California.
If you’re in the early stages of building a company we’d love to meet you — anyone from idea stage thro... |
| Apr 7, 2019 | YC at the University of Washington – April 18 | Startup UW will be hosting YC on Thursday, April 18 for a talk and office hours at the University of Washington.
YC Group Office Hours at UW
April 18 – 2pm-5pm PT
Join YC partners Gustaf Alstromer and Kat Manalac for group office hours. ... |
| Apr 7, 2019 | YC at the University of Washington - April 18 | Startup UW will be hosting YC on Thursday, April 18 for a talk and office hours at the University of Washington.
YC Group Office Hours at UW
April 18 – 2pm-5pm PT
Join YC partners Gustaf Alstromer and Kat Manalac for group office hours. ... |
| Mar 28, 2019 | YC at Stanford - April 9 | YC will be visiting Stanford and hosting a talk and group office hours on April 9.
YC Group Office Hours at Stanford
April 9 – 2:00-4:30pm PT
Location: Stanford Campus (details to come)
Join YC partner Kevin Hale for group office hours.... |
| Mar 28, 2019 | YC at Stanford – April 9 | YC will be visiting Stanford and hosting a talk and group office hours on April 9.
YC Group Office Hours at Stanford
April 9 – 2:00-4:30pm PT
Location: Stanford Campus (details to come)
Join YC partner Kevin Hale for group office hours.... |
| Mar 27, 2019 | YC Interviews in India | We’re excited to announce that we’ll be holding interviews for the Summer 2019 batch in Bangalore for founders based in India. This will take place from May 7 to 9.
We’ve received an increasing number of applications from India and this wi... |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Apply to the YC Spring Hackathon | This April we’re hosting a hackathon at YC.
You can find out more about the event and apply here.
Applications close on 3/12/19 at 11:59PM PST. We’ll send out the first round of acceptances shortly afterward.
The top team will get a YC i... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Startup School: Advisor Edition | On May 4, 2019, we’re hosting a free 1-day workshop for people whose full-time job is to inspire, teach, and advise founders or would-be founders. We want to help anyone who runs a formal program for founders. This includes professors of en... |
| Feb 15, 2019 | YC at UC Berkeley - Feb 28 | The UC Berkeley Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is hosting YC at UC Berkeley on Thursday, February 28. We’ll be meeting with students and founders for group office hours and hosting a dinner talk. We hope to see you there.
YC Office Hours... |
| Feb 15, 2019 | YC at UC Berkeley – Feb 28 | The UC Berkeley Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is hosting YC at UC Berkeley on Thursday, February 28. We’ll be meeting with students and founders for group office hours and hosting a dinner talk. We hope to see you there.
YC Office Hours... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | YC Interviews in NYC | We’re excited to announce that we’ll be holding a small number of interviews for the Summer 2019 batch of YC in New York City on February 23.
This will be the first in a series of interviews we do in cities outside the Bay Area. We’ll star... |
| Feb 8, 2019 | YC at Cornell Tech - Feb 22 | YC will be visiting Cornell Tech on Feb 22 and we’d love to meet you there.
YC Office Hours at Cornell Tech
Feb 22, 1:30pm-3:00pm
Sign up for office hours here
If you’re interested in starting a startup or want feedback on what you’re b... |
| Feb 8, 2019 | YC at Cornell Tech – Feb 22 | YC will be visiting Cornell Tech on Feb 22 and we’d love to meet you there.
YC Office Hours at Cornell Tech
Feb 22, 1:30pm-3:00pm
Sign up for office hours here
If you’re interested in starting a startup or want feedback on what you’re b... |
| Feb 7, 2019 | YC at Columbia University – Feb 25 | YC partner Jared Friedman will be meeting founders at Columbia University on February 25.
YC Office Hours at Columbia University
Feb 25, 4pm-7pm – Lerner 568
Sign up for office hours here
If you’re interested in starting a startup or wa... |
| Feb 7, 2019 | YC at Columbia University - Feb 25 | YC partner Jared Friedman will be meeting founders at Columbia University on February 25.
YC Office Hours at Columbia University
Feb 25, 4pm-7pm – Lerner 568
Sign up for office hours here
If you’re interested in starting a startup or wa... |
| Feb 4, 2019 | YC in Atlanta | This month we’ll be meeting founders in Atlanta. We hope to see you there.
Lunch & Learn with YC’s Michael Seibel
Feb 22 – 12-1:30pm
Event is full. Sign up for the waitlist here.
Join Y Combinator partner Michael Siebel and YC alum ... |
| Jan 29, 2019 | YC 120 | The world is shaped by people with intelligence, drive and vision. At YC, we’ve learned a lot about cultivating a network of such people — and we believe that having a strong network is such a force multiplier that it is one of the most imp... |
| Jan 18, 2019 | YC at CMU - Feb 6-7 | This February, YC will be visiting Carnegie Mellon University on Feb 6-7.
YC at EncompassCMU
Feb 6 – 10am-1pm ET, 2pm-5pm ET
Cohon University Center, 1st Floor – Wiegand Gymnasium, 5000 Forbes Ave
If you are starting a startup, want to ... |
| Jan 18, 2019 | YC at CMU – Feb 6-7 | This February, YC will be visiting Carnegie Mellon University on Feb 6-7.
YC at EncompassCMU
Feb 6 – 10am-1pm ET, 2pm-5pm ET
Cohon University Center, 1st Floor – Wiegand Gymnasium, 5000 Forbes Ave
If you are starting a startup, want to ... |
| Jan 17, 2019 | YC at MIT and MIT xFair | This February we’ll be visiting MIT xFair on Feb 4, and the Startup School team will be hosting a workshop at MIT on Feb 5.
YC at MIT xFair
Feb 4 – 10am-4pm ET, Rockwell Cage
If you are starting a startup, want to work at a startup, or h... |
| Jan 7, 2019 | Meet YC in Waterloo and Toronto | This winter, YC will host office hours and talks in cities across the US and Canada. Our first two stops are Waterloo and Toronto, Canada.
You’ll meet and hear from YC partners and alum.
If you are starting a startup, want to work at a st... |
| Oct 2, 2018 | Y Combinator increases deal size to $150k, adds investment contract types | US seed accelerator Y Combinator (YC) has increased its standard deal size of the investments it makes, from $120 000 to $150 000, while keeping its equity stake in such deals unchanged at seven percent.
The announcement was made in a blog... |
| Oct 2, 2018 | Y Combinator increases deal size to $150k, adds investment contract types | US seed accelerator Y Combinator (YC) has increased its standard deal size of the investments it makes, from $120 000 to $150 000, while keeping its equity stake in such deals unchanged at seven percent.
The announcement was made in a blog ... |
| Sep 20, 2018 | Early Decision | We’re excited to announce Early Decision for 2019. Similar to what many colleges allow, we’ll be offering undergrad and graduate students the chance to apply one batch early.
Specifically, if you want to apply today for participation in th... |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Apply to the YC Fall Hackathon | This October we’re hosting a hackathon at YC.
You can find out more about the event and apply here.
Applications close on 9/18/18 at 11:59PM PST. We’ll send out the first round of acceptances shortly afterward.
The top team will get a YC... |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Reminder: Female Founders Conference – Bay Area | Tuesday, September 4, is the last day to sign up for YC’s Female Founders Conference. Learn more about the conference here.
If you’d like to attend, sign up here by September 4.
Attendees will meet YC partners, our alumnae, and other entr... |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Reminder: Female Founders Conference - Bay Area | Tuesday, September 4, is the last day to sign up for YC’s Female Founders Conference. Learn more about the conference here.
If you’d like to attend, sign up here by September 4.
Attendees will meet YC partners, our alumnae, and other entr... |
| Aug 27, 2018 | Meet YC This Fall | This fall, YC and YC alum will be hosting office hours and events in cities around the world. We’ll be adding to this list in the next couple weeks. We hope to see you there. North America
Sept 11: YC Q&A at Flex – Los Angeles, CA
Sep... |
| Aug 14, 2018 | YC Office Hours at Hack the North – September 14 | We’re hosting office hours at Hack the North at the University of Waterloo on Friday, September 14, 2018.
Sign up here to meet with the YC team.
YC Office Hours at Hack the North
Friday, Sept 14, 2018 from 1pm-4pm ET.
Office hour slots ... |
| Aug 14, 2018 | YC Office Hours at Hack the North - September 14 | We’re hosting office hours at Hack the North at the University of Waterloo on Friday, September 14, 2018.
Sign up here to meet with the YC team.
YC Office Hours at Hack the North
Friday, Sept 14, 2018 from 1pm-4pm ET.
Office hour slots ... |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Female Founders Conference in Silicon Valley on September 15 | Our 3rd Female Founders Conference (FFC) of 2018 is on September 15 in Silicon Valley. This year, for the 5th anniversary of the conference, we decided to host three conferences throughout the U.S., and our final stop will be at YC’s office... |
| Jul 2, 2018 | Y Combinator opens applications for Winter 2019 funding cycle | Looking for up to $120k in investment? US seed accelerator Y Combinator (YC) has opened applications for its winter 2019 funding cycle. Interested startups have until 2 October to apply.
The accelerator, which invests $120 000 in return for... |
| Jul 2, 2018 | Y Combinator opens applications for Winter 2019 funding cycle | Looking for up to $120k in investment? US seed accelerator Y Combinator (YC) has opened applications for its winter 2019 funding cycle. Interested startups have until 2 October to apply.
The accelerator, which invests $120 000 in return fo... |
| May 8, 2018 | Join us at YC’s Female Founders Conference in New York on June 30 | We have been hosting our Female Founders Conference (FFC) for five years, and we’re so excited to be bringing the event to New York City for the first time on June 30, 2018. We were in Seattle earlier this year (check out the full video fro... |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Apply to the YC Hackathon | This April we’re hosting a hackathon at YC.
You can find out more about the event and apply here.
Applications close on 3/14/18 at 11:59PM PST. We’ll send out the first round of acceptances shortly afterward.
The top team will get a YC i... |
| Jan 23, 2018 | YC Winter Tour 2018 | This February, YC will be hosting office hours and talks in Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Seattle.
In each of these cities, you’ll get a chance to meet and hear from people in the YC community.
We hope to see you... |
| Jan 11, 2018 | Female Founders Conference Seattle: Speakers | We’re looking forward to hosting our first Female Founders Conference event of the year in Seattle on Feb 3.
Sign up here by January 19.
We’ll hear stories and fundraising advice from founders and investors, and three YC partners will hos... |
| Jan 4, 2018 | YC in Toronto and Seattle | This winter, YC will be hosting office hours and talks in cities across the US and Canada*. The full list will be released later this month, but for our first two stops, we’ll be visiting Toronto and Seattle.
In each of these cities, you’l... |
| Dec 20, 2017 | Y Combinator Female Founders Conference 2018 | Since 2014, Y Combinator’s Female Founders Conference has been helping women who want to start and run their own startups. We believe creating a platform where successful women can share their stories and advice with founders who are just g... |
| Oct 3, 2017 | YC Is Visiting India | We’re excited to announce that three of our partners, Gustaf Alströmer, Adora Cheung, and Anu Hariharan, will be visiting India this October.
They will host talks and office hours and talks in Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi. If you’re working... |
| Sep 11, 2017 | YC Edtech Night on October 17 | If you are thinking of starting an edtech startup or are in the early stages of building one, YC Edtech Night is for you!
This free event will feature edtech CEOs from Y Combinator and Imagine K12 who will share their founder stories and p... |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Y Combinator Fall Tour 2017 | Twice a year (fall and spring), we visit cities and universities around the world. Our goal is to meet founders and learn how we can be helpful to startups both in and outside of Silicon Valley.
Below is a list of the cities we are visitin... |
| May 4, 2017 | Female Founders Conference 2017 Speakers | We’re excited to announce the full speaker lineup for the 2017 Female Founders Conference on June 29.
FEMALE FOUNDERS CONFERENCE 2017 SPEAKERS:
Laura Behrens-Wu · Co-Founder & CEO, Shippo
Morgan DeBaun · Co-Founder & CEO, Blavity... |
| Apr 11, 2017 | Female Founders Conference 2017 | We’re excited to announce the date for Female Founders Conference 2017.
FEMALE FOUNDERS CONFERENCE
Thursday, June 29, 2017
1pm-6:30pm
San Francisco, CA
Sign up here
The world needs more women-led companies.
One way we will get there ... |
| Mar 1, 2017 | YC at Stanford and UC Berkeley in March | We are visiting Stanford and Berkeley this month. If you’re starting a startup or considering applying to YC, we’d love to see you there. YC partners and alum will share their stories, dispel some of the myths about starting a company, and ... |
| Feb 9, 2017 | YC at Columbia, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, UPenn | We’re excited to be visiting 5 universities in the next month. Join YC partners and alumni who will tell their stories, share startup advice and answer your questions.
You can also sign up for one-on-one office hours at each location. Get ... |
| Dec 20, 2016 | YC at University of Toronto – 1/20-1/21 | Join YC partners and alumni at the University of Toronto on Friday, January 20. Hear their stories, ask questions, and find out what it’s really like to start a startup. All are welcome to attend!
Sign up for the event here.
We’re also ho... |
| Dec 20, 2016 | YC at University of Toronto - 1/20-1/21 | Join YC partners and alumni at the University of Toronto on Friday, January 20. Hear their stories, ask questions, and find out what it’s really like to start a startup. All are welcome to attend!
Sign up for the event here.
We’re also ho... |
| Dec 7, 2016 | Office Hours in London – 12/20 & 12/21 | We’re hosting office hours in London on Tuesday, December 20 and Wednesday, December 21, 2016.
Tues, Dec 20, 2016 from 9am-1:30pm GMT.
Weds, Dec 21, 2016 from 9am-1:30pm GMT.
Office hour slots are 20 minutes each. If you’re selected, we’... |
| Dec 7, 2016 | Office Hours in London - 12/20 & 12/21 | We’re hosting office hours in London on Tuesday, December 20 and Wednesday, December 21, 2016.
Tues, Dec 20, 2016 from 9am-1:30pm GMT.
Weds, Dec 21, 2016 from 9am-1:30pm GMT.
Office hour slots are 20 minutes each. If you’re selected, we’... |
| Sep 15, 2016 | YC Office Hours in Prague - Sept 22 | YC is hosting office hours in Prague on September 22.
YC’s Dominika Blackappl will meet founders for 25-minute sessions. She is an industrial and user experience designer who cofounded and led 5 startups. Prior to that, she ran her own des... |
| Sep 15, 2016 | YC Office Hours in Prague – Sept 22 | YC is hosting office hours in Prague on September 22.
YC’s Dominika Blackappl will meet founders for 25-minute sessions. She is an industrial and user experience designer who cofounded and led 5 startups. Prior to that, she ran her own des... |
| Sep 14, 2016 | YC EdTech Office Hours – Sept 29 | YC’s Tim Brady and Geoff Ralston are hosting office hours with edtech companies on September 29.
Office hour slots are 25 minutes each and will be especially helpful for founders who are considering applying for the next batch of YC.
Sign... |
| Sep 14, 2016 | YC EdTech Office Hours - Sept 29 | YC’s Tim Brady and Geoff Ralston are hosting office hours with edtech companies on September 29.
Office hour slots are 25 minutes each and will be especially helpful for founders who are considering applying for the next batch of YC.
Sign... |
| Sep 8, 2016 | YC Office Hours in NYC – Sept 14 | We’re hosting office hours in NYC on Wednesday, September 14, 2016.
Sign up here to meet with the YC team.
YC Office Hours in NYC
Weds, Sept 14, 2016 from 9am-1:30pm ET.
Office hour slots are 20 minutes each. If you’re selected, we’ll rea... |
| Sep 8, 2016 | YC Office Hours in NYC - Sept 14 | We’re hosting office hours in NYC on Wednesday, September 14, 2016.
Sign up here to meet with the YC team.
YC Office Hours in NYC
Weds, Sept 14, 2016 from 9am-1:30pm ET.
Office hour slots are 20 minutes each. If you’re selected, we’ll rea... |
| Sep 6, 2016 | YC Office Hours at Hack the North - Sept 17 | We’re hosting office hours at Hack the North at the University of Waterloo on Saturday, September 17, 2016.
Sign up here to meet with the YC team.
YC Office Hours at Hack the North
Sat, Sept 17, 2016 from 1pm-4pm ET
Office hour slots are ... |
| Sep 6, 2016 | YC Office Hours at Hack the North – Sept 17 | We’re hosting office hours at Hack the North at the University of Waterloo on Saturday, September 17, 2016.
Sign up here to meet with the YC team.
YC Office Hours at Hack the North
Sat, Sept 17, 2016 from 1pm-4pm ET
Office hour slots are ... |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Startup Founder in Nigeria? Prepare to meet with Y Combinator in Lagos | Share this article:
The Y Combinator Summer 2016 program had startups from all over the world sign up for an opportunity to get funded and also get mentored. Seeing that about 30% of the startups funded after the Summer 2016 batch were base... |
| Aug 11, 2016 | YC Office Hours in 11 Countries This Fall | YC partners will be visiting 11 countries this fall to meet with founders and learn more about how we can be helpful to international startup communities.
In our Summer 2016 batch, about 30% of the startups we funded were based outside the... |
| Aug 11, 2016 | Brace yourselves, YCombinator is coming to Nigeria this September | Surely, you’ve noticed that in the past few months, a slew of African startups have made it into what’s arguably the world’s most popular seed accelerator programme, YCombinator. Tress, Paystack, Kuhustle, and (more recently) Flutterwave ar... |
| May 26, 2016 | Sign up for Summer YC Open Office Hours | Starting today you can sign up for June, July and August YC Open Office Hours.
What are Open Office Hours? Learn more here.
June 23: General Open Office Hours
All founders are welcome to apply.
Apply here by June 3
July 14: Black, La... |
| Feb 24, 2016 | YC at Yale, Princeton, UChicago and Northwestern | The second leg of YC’s Winter 2016 College Tour kicks off today in Atlanta. We’ll be visiting these schools in the next week:
2/26 Yale
> 4pm, Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Auditorium (SSS Rm 114) – 1 Prospect Street New Haven, CT 06511... |
| Feb 16, 2016 | YC in Atlanta - 2/24-2/26 | YC is visiting Atlanta next week, and we hope to see you there!
Wed, Feb 24: Coffee with YC at Tech Square Labs
> 11am-12pm, 859 Spring Street Northwest Atlanta, GA 30308
> More info
Wed, Feb 24: Morehouse College Entrepreneurship C... |
| Feb 16, 2016 | YC in Atlanta – 2/24-2/26 | YC is visiting Atlanta next week, and we hope to see you there!
Wed, Feb 24: Coffee with YC at Tech Square Labs
> 11am-12pm, 859 Spring Street Northwest Atlanta, GA 30308
> More info
Wed, Feb 24: Morehouse College Entrepreneurship C... |
| Feb 10, 2016 | Y Combinator Absorbs Edtech Accelerator Imagine K12, Creating Specialized Vertical | Y Combinator, the popular accelerator program, has made its first acquisition of a kind. The fund is today announcing that it has formed a specialized vertical within Y Combinator by bringing into the fold Imagine K12, an edtech-focused acc... |
| Feb 8, 2016 | Jessica Livingston Talks Female Founders, Business Cycles, and Her Favorite Event of the Year | On April 4th, Y Combinator cofounder Jessica Livingston will host the third annual Female Founders Conference at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, an event meant to empower female founders — and those who aspire to become them – though a... |
| Feb 8, 2016 | Y Combinator's Female Founders Conference | Y Combinator is delighted to announce the third annual Female Founders Conference, on Monday, April 4 in San Francisco. One of the best parts of the FFC is hearing the candid advice and lessons the speakers share. Many attendees have said t... |
| Feb 8, 2016 | Y Combinator’s Female Founders Conference | Y Combinator is delighted to announce the third annual Female Founders Conference, on Monday, April 4 in San Francisco. One of the best parts of the FFC is hearing the candid advice and lessons the speakers share. Many attendees have said t... |
| Jan 26, 2016 | Fellowship V2 | Last fall, YC ran an 8 week experiment called The Fellowship to fund and work with startups at the idea or prototype stage. The goal was to see if we could create a program that could help more early-stage startups at scale. The experiment ... |
| Jan 14, 2016 | Y Combinator is hosting office hours at Penn next week | Y Combinator, the big-name West Coast accelerator, is coming to Philadelphia next week to meet prospective portfolio companies. They’re hosting office hours on Jan. 22 on Penn’s campus.
Apply for a spot by Jan. 19
Philly has just a handful ... |
| Jan 11, 2016 | Winter 2016 College Tour | Join YC partners and alumni at colleges around the country. Hear their stories and find out what it’s really like to start a startup.
You’ll also have the chance to apply for one-on-one office hours at each stop. Get feedback on what you’r... |
| Dec 10, 2015 | YC Open Office Hours | Earlier this fall, we announced our first Open Office Hours where founders got to meet one-on-one with YC partners. We piloted the program with Black and Latino founders, over 650 founders applied in under a week, and we were able to meet o... |
| Oct 5, 2015 | Apply | At YC, we have a healthy problem. It’s cool to start a startup lately, and YC is an increasingly popular place to do so. But this kind of popularity can be a double-edged sword: In the last month, I’ve spoken to more than 50 high-quality fo... |
| Mar 27, 2015 | YC Digest – March 20-26, 2015 | Hello from the YC Team at Demo Day (photo credit: April Buchheit)
Top Stories from the YC World – March 20-26, 2015
The deadline to apply to YC S15 is tonight at 8pm PT!
Here Are The Companies That Presented At Y Combinator Demo Day 1 – T... |