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Y Combinator

Y Combinator

Make something people want.

•53 reviews•6 shoutouts•

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Launch YC was ranked #3 of the week for June 30th, 2022
Launch YC was ranked #1 of the day for June 30th, 2022
YC Directory was ranked #3 of the day for September 22nd, 2020
YC Library was ranked #1 of the day for August 18th, 2023
YC World was ranked #4 of the day for September 12th, 2017
Y Combinator Companies was ranked #4 of the day for September 8th, 2016
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Greg Kumparak
Steven Pham
Raymond Li
Katherine Bernstein
Catheryn Li
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What is Y Combinator?

Y Combinator is an American seed accelerator launched in March 2005 and was used to launch over 2,000 companies including Dropbox, Airbnb, Stripe, Reddit, Optimizely, Zenefits, Docker, DoorDash, Mixpanel, Heroku.

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Recent Y Combinator Launches

YC Library The new hub for YC's startup videos, essays, podcasts & more

Launched on August 18th, 2023

YC Library was ranked #1 of the day for August 18th, 2023
YC Library was ranked #1 of the day for August 18th, 2023
The YC Founder Directory
The YC Founder Directory Discover the 9,000 founders who went through YC

Launched on January 5th, 2023

Launch YC
Launch YC The launchpad for YC startups

Launched on June 30th, 2022

Launch YC was ranked #3 of the week for June 30th, 2022
Launch YC was ranked #1 of the day for June 30th, 2022
Launch YC was ranked #3 of the week for June 30th, 2022
Launch YC was ranked #1 of the day for June 30th, 2022
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Forum Threads

Kat Manalac
Kat Manalac
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2yr ago

YC Library - The new hub for YC's startup videos, essays, podcasts & more

We’ve overhauled the YC Library to make it easier to find the latest videos, essays, and podcasts from around Y Combinator, and to help you explore some of the best YC content from over the years. Come learn how to make something people want.

Kat Manalac
Kat Manalac
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7yr ago

YC World - Explore Y Combinator companies by country

YC World is a map that shows where YC companies are from. It’s based on the location of the founders before applying for YC.

Chris Messina
Chris Messina
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3yr ago

Launch YC - The launchpad for YC startups

On Launch YC, you can sort by industry, batch, votes, and launch date to uncover products that are most relevant to you. Vote for the newly launched startups to help them climb up the leaderboard, try out product demos, and learn about the founding team.

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Maker reviews of Y Combinator

Pig
Erik Dunteman
Erik Dunteman
used this to buildPigPig
(152 points)
For having me in W25!
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3mo ago
Ubicloud (YC W24)
Ozgun Erdogan
Ozgun Erdogan
used this to buildUbicloud (YC W24)Ubicloud (YC W24)
(585 points)
YC changed our lives. Speaking for myself, I had no idea how to do a start-up when we went through YC the first time around with Citus Data. YC has also been instrumental for Ubicloud, so wanted to give a shoutout.
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9mo ago
Johannes Danielmeyer
Johannes Danielmeyer
used this to buildMentara
(305 points)
To every YC founder recommended for follow-up funding
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5mo ago
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Michael Mammone
Michael Mammone
•5 reviews

I've been a huge fan of YC for over a decade. Paul Graham's essays alone are a treasure of information. In addition to being one of the best funds of all time, they are constantly creating great content for entrepreneurs. Our company used their free Safe note templates for pre-seed investors. I've consumed many YT videos and even more blog posts and tweets.

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7mo ago
Shobhit Sharma
Shobhit Sharma
•1 review

Amazing resource for thinking "Startup"

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2yr ago
Lena Cohen
Lena Cohen
•20 reviews

Applied for the co-founder network. Have been wanting to apply for the YC for a long time. Hoping it will happen soon:) The online courses and learning materials on the platform are AMAZING

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1yr ago
Darby Wong
Clerky

Clerky

•1 review

I would strongly recommend YC to any startup founder!

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2yr ago
Luc-Rikardo Fils
Luc-Rikardo Fils
DomumGym

DomumGym

•4 reviews

Greatest startup incubator in the history of the world. THE WORLD!

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