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Y Combinator, LLC (YC) is an American technology startup accelerator and venture capital firm launched in March 2005 [1] which has been used to launch more than 4,000 companies. [2] The accelerator program started in Boston and Mountain View, expanded to San Francisco in 2019, and was entirely online during the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
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." [1]
Paul Graham (programmer) Paul Graham (/ ɡræm /; born November 13, 1964) [3] is an English-American computer scientist, writer, entrepreneur and investor. His work has included the programming language Arc, the startup Viaweb (later renamed Yahoo! Store), co-founding the startup accelerator and seed capital firm Y Combinator, his essays, and ...
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 ...
They discussed creating a startup incubator, and in 2005 the four co-founded Y Combinator. In the early days of YC, Livingston and Graham hosted weekly meals for their founders at their home near Cambridge. [8] Sam Altman (a former YC partner) credits Livingston with being essential to the transformation of Y Combinator into a startup ecosystem ...
Startup accelerator Y Combinator is backing its first weapons startup — a firm that says it can make missiles smaller and cheaper than its competitors. "Ares is building a new class of anti-ship ...
Sam Altman is stepping down from his post as president of Y Combinator, the startup accelerator said on Friday, a pivotal change for the organization that was influential in the creation of ...
Webflow, Inc. Webflow, Inc. is an American company, based in San Francisco, that provides software as a service for website building and hosting. Their online visual editor platform allows users to design, build, and launch websites similar to Metaconex or Wix. According to W3Techs, Webflow is used by 0.6% of the top 10 million websites.