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Revision as of 03:16, 9 January 2018
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Overview
Y Combinator, also known as YC is an American seed acceletator started in 2005 by Jessica Livingston, Paul Graham, Robert Morris and Trevor Blackwell. It seeks out companies in the early stages of their development and helps them to grow by providing resources including mentoring, financial support and connections. If a company is selected, they must move to the Bay area and are given $120,000 as an investment. As of 2017 YC has invested in about 1,450 companies including Stripe, Reddit and Dropbox. The companies that YC has invested in are worth over $80 billion dollars collectively.
Purpose
Y Combinator's motto is "Make somethign people want". Their purpose is to help early stage companies and founders develop their product, stragey, team and business model. They seek to initiate change in the way companies are funded.
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Impact Achieved
Aforementioned, companies Y Combinator has accelerated are worth about $80 billion dollars. YC has funded 1,464 companies and 3,000 founders. Aside from their main program, YC has a number of programs open to the public. The companies they have been accelerated have made a lasting impact in many companies. Thousands of people have been affected by these companies. They have become employees, investors and partners. Fourtune 500 companies operations have been changed by YC acclerated companies products.
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Contact Information
Y Combinator
320 Pioneer Way
Mountain View CA 94041
