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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]
Fullstack Academy was founded in 2012 by David Yang (formerly of Yahoo!, Gilt) [5] and Wharton School alumnus Nimit Maru (formerly of Yahoo!, Bloomspot). [6] The company joined the Spring 2012 cohort of Y-Combinator. [7] The following year, Fullstack opened to students. [8] In 2019, Fullstack Academy was acquired by Bridgepoint Education. [9]
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 accelerator’s Demo Day was all about A.I. startups—but a couple of other themes emerged.
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, published essays, and the media webpage Hacker News. He is the author of the computer programming books On Lisp, [4] ANSI Common Lisp, [5] and Hackers & Painters. [6]
Sam Altman (a former YC partner) credits Livingston with being essential to the transformation of Y Combinator into a startup ecosystem. [9] When Graham stepped down from his role leading Y Combinator, handing over to Altman, Livingston increased her day to day involvement, including having responsibility for the organization's Startup School. [10]
Voice AI startup Vapi raises $20 million in Bessemer, Y Combinator-backed round. December 12, 2024 at 7:33 AM ... including Bessemer Venture Partners and Y Combinator, in an early-stage funding ...
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 ...