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The fund allowed Y Combinator to make pro rata investments in their alumni companies. The program was shut down, and staff were laid off in March 2023. [53] During 2017–2019, YC launched Startup School, the Series A program, the YC Growth program, Work at a Startup, and YC China. [54] [non-primary source needed]
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."
Jessica Livingston Livingston at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2014 Born 1971 (age 52–53) Nationality American Alma mater Bucknell University (BA) Occupation(s) Businesswoman, Writer, Venture Capitalist Organization Y Combinator Known for Co-founding Y Combinator, Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days Notable work Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days Spouse Paul Graham ...
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 Hacker News. He is the author of the computer programming books On Lisp, [4] ANSI Common Lisp, [5] and Hackers & Painters. [6]
YC offers a startup program to which aspiring entrepreneurs can apply to receive mentorship and a $150,000 investment, and participate in a three-month bootcamp to work on their startup idea.
In early 2012, he dropped out of university to create a startup focused on live video streaming, and in mid-2012 he moved to East Palo Alto, California to attend Y Combinator for it. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In 2013 the startup switched its focus to providing live video infrastructure as a service .
Hacker News (HN) is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship.It is run by the investment fund and startup incubator Y Combinator.In general, content that can be submitted is defined as "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity."
Michael Seibel (born October 7, 1982) is a partner at Y Combinator and co-founder of two startups – Justin.tv/Twitch and Socialcam. [1] [2] He first joined Y Combinator in 2013, advising hundreds of startups, and has been active in promoting diversity efforts among startup founders. [3] [4]