Organization:Y Combinator

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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. 

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Contact Information

Y Combinator

320 Pioneer Way

Mountain View CA 94041


https://www.ycombinator.com/contact/