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Y Combinator interviews and selects two batches of companies per year. The companies receive a total of $500,000 in seed money as well as advice, and connections. The $500,000 in funding is made up of $125,000 on a post-money SAFE in return for 7% equity and $375,000 on an uncapped SAFE with a "most favored nation" ("MFN") provision (i.e.: "we get the same best terms you give anyone else in ...
Garry Tan (Chinese: 陳嘉興; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Ka-heng; born 1981) is an American venture capitalist and executive who is the CEO of Y Combinator [1] and a founder of Initialized Capital. [2] He previously co-founded Posterous and Posthaven. [3] He was an early employee at Palantir Technologies, and previously a partner at Y Combinator. [4]
The following notable startups have completed the Y Combinator Accelerator program.. Mike Isaac described Y Combinator as: "Y Combinator accepts batches of start-ups twice a year in a semester-like system and gives them money, advice and access to a vast network of start-up founders and technologists who can advise them."
Ever since Garry Tan came on as Y Combinator CEO last year, there have been changes. Last March, Tan cut its late-stage investing and laid off 17 investors, and he shrank the size of YC’s ...
For the first time in almost six years, Y Combinator is extensively outlining 20 new categories of startups they’re interested in seeing.
So says Paul Graham, a cofounder of the Y Combinator startup accelerator, who originated the terms in a recent essay. He disdains manager mode and finds founder mode far superior. He disdains ...
Y Combinator released the Simple Agreement for Future Equity ("SAFE") investment instrument as an alternative to convertible debt in late 2013. [4] It was written by Carolynn Levy. This investment vehicle has since become popular in the U.S., Canada, [5] and Israel, due to its simplicity and low transaction costs.
Rank Firm Headquarters Assets under management 1. Andreessen Horowitz: Menlo Park, CA: $35.9B 2. Sequoia Capital: Menlo Park, CA: $28.3B 3. Dragoneer Investment Group