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Y Combinator

Y Combinator, LLC (YC) is an American technology startup accelerator and venture capital firm launched in March 2005 which has been used to launch more than 5,000 companies. The accelerator program started in Boston and Mountain View, relocated to San Francisco in 2019, and was entirely online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies started via YC…

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Founded
March 2005; 21 years ago (2005-03)
Founders
Paul Graham, Jessica Livingston, Robert Tappan Morris, Trevor Blackwell
Industry
Startup accelerator
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Key people
Garry Tan (President & CEO) Jared Friedman (Managing Partner) Harj Taggar (Managing Partner)
Number of locations
2 offices (2014)

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Y Combinator

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Y Combinator

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related to history · 25
Y Combinator → California, Cambridge, CFO, Chief Financial Officer, Combinator, Concurrently, Founded, However, In, January, Jessica Livingston, Kirsty Nathoo, Massachusetts, Mountain View, Paul Graham, Robert Tappan Morris, Sequoia, Sequoia Capital, Silicon Valley, Start Fund
related to Programs · 9
Y Combinator → Combinator, Combinator's, Demo Day, Founders, MFN, Non-profits, SAFE, Silicon Valley, The
related to Research · 9
Y Combinator → Altman, Another, Combinator, In October, January, OpenAI, Researchers, YC, YC Research
related to External links · 3
Y Combinator → Combinator China, Official, Performance
see also · 3
Y Combinator → Combinator, List, StartupsHighTechXLEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
Founded · 1
Y Combinator → March 2005; 21 years ago (2005-03)
Founders · 1
Y Combinator → Paul Graham, Jessica Livingston, Robert Tappan Morris, Trevor Blackwell
Headquarters · 1
Y Combinator → San Francisco, California, United States
Industry · 1
Y Combinator → Startup accelerator
Key people · 1
Y Combinator → Garry Tan (President & CEO) Jared Friedman (Managing Partner) Harj Taggar (Managing Partner)

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Y CombinatorFoundedMarch 2005; 21 years ago (2005-03)1.00infobox
Y CombinatorFoundersPaul Graham, Jessica Livingston, Robert Tappan Morris, Trevor Blackwell1.00infobox
Y CombinatorHeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States1.00infobox
Y CombinatorIndustryStartup accelerator1.00infobox
Y CombinatorKey peopleGarry Tan (President & CEO) Jared Friedman (Managing Partner) Harj Taggar (Managing Partner)1.00infobox
Y CombinatorNumber of locations2 offices (2014)1.00infobox
Y CombinatorProductsVenture capital, investments1.00infobox
Y CombinatorTypePrivate1.00infobox
Y CombinatorWebsiteycombinator.com1.00infobox
Y Combinatorrelated to External linksOfficial0.60section
Y Combinatorrelated to External linksPerformance0.60section
Y Combinatorrelated to External linksCombinator China0.60section

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