Y Combinator

Y Combinator

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Overview

Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that invests in a large number of startups twice a year. It created a new model for funding startups. Twice a year, the company invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups. The startup accelerator works intensively with the companies for three months, to get them into the best possible shape and refine their pitch to investors. Each cycle culminates in Demo Day when the startups present their companies to a carefully selected, invite-only audience.

Highlights

Founded

2005

Industry

Financial Services

Employees

101-250

Investment

6629

Lead Investment

2413

Exits

571

Stages

Seed, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity

Investor Type

Accelerator

Location

United States, North America

Contact Information

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Profile Resume

Y Combinator, established in 2005 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Seed, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity investments across Publishing, File Sharing, News, Audiobooks, Books, EBooks, Podcast, Financial Services, Apps, Accounting. The organization boasts a portfolio of 6000+ investments, with an average round size of $22.2M and 571 successful exits. Their recent investments include Scribd, Buxfer, Wolf - Band Radio, Splashup, Songkick. The highest investment round they participated in was $3394.2B. Among their most notable exits are Scribd and Buxfer. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Brad Flora

Brad Flora

Group Partner

imagePlace Carolynn Levy

Carolynn Levy

Partner

imagePlace Jared Friedman

Jared Friedman

Group Partner

imagePlace Michael Seibel

Michael Seibel

Managing Director and Partner

imagePlace Jessica Livingston

Jessica Livingston

Partner

imagePlace Dalton Caldwell

Dalton Caldwell

Partner and Managing Director

Investment portfolio

Y Combinator has made 6629 investments. Their most recent investment was on Aug 09, 2024, when Unthread raised $3.0M.

Y Combinator has made 1168 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Jul 24, 2024, when Vanta raised $150.0M.

investments

6629

Diversity investments

1168

Lead investments

2413

Number of exits

571

Investments

6629

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Aug 08, 2024
Remi Labs Remi Labs
Cryptocurrency23.3M
Aug 08, 2024
Reforged Labs Reforged Labs
Gaming3.9M
Aug 09, 2024
Unthread Unthread
Software3.0M
Aug 27, 2024--1.5M

Exits

571

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

6629

Investors

1

Funds

4

Funding Rounds

6629

Y Combinator has raised 6629 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Aug 27, 2024 from a Pre Seed Round - ProhostAI round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Aug 08, 2024
Series A - Remi Series A - Remi
-23.3M-
Aug 08, 2024
Seed Round - Reforged Labs Seed Round - Reforged Labs
-3.9M-
Aug 09, 2024
Seed Round - Unthread Seed Round - Unthread
-3.0M-
Aug 27, 2024
Pre Seed Round - ProhostAI Pre Seed Round - ProhostAI
-1.5M-

Investors

2

Y Combinator is funded by 2 investor(s). Y Combinator Kantor is the most recent investors.

Investor NameLead InvestorFunding RoundMoney Raised
-No
Funding Round - Y Combinator
0
Y Combinator Y Combinator
Yes
Pre Seed Round - Y Combinator
500.0K

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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