Y Combinator
335 Pioneer WayMountain View, CA 94041
Website: ycombinator.com
Firm Size
- Assets Under Management (AUM):$12.2 Billion
- Number of Funds:14
- Employees:
- Firm Type:Venture Capital
- Focus Areas:
Software & Technology
Description
Y Combinator is a famous startup accelerator based in Mountain View, California. It was founded in 2005 by Paul Graham, who sought to provide guidance, resources, and funding to early-stage companies. Y Combinator runs a three-month program twice a year, during which selected startups receive seed funding, mentorship, and access to a vast network of entrepreneurs, investors, and experts. The program culminates in a Demo Day, where participants present their progress and products to a room full of potential investors. Aside from its renowned accelerator program, Y Combinator also invests directly in startups, typically at their earliest stages. The organization has funded numerous successful companies, such as Airbnb, Reddit, DoorDash, Dropbox, and Twitch. Its investments often range from $200,000 to $2 million, depending on the startup's needs. Furthermore, Y Combinator actively supports its portfolio companies even after the program ends, providing ongoing mentorship and resources. It also hosts various events, workshops, and gatherings to facilitate networking and knowledge sharing within its extensive startup community. Y Combinator's location in Mountain View, California, strategically places it in the heart of Silicon Valley, a global hub for technology and innovation. This proximity to major tech companies, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurial talent further amplifies the opportunities available to the startups it supports. Overall, Y Combinator plays a crucial role in shaping the success of countless startups by fostering an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and growth in Mountain View, California.Latest News
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Jun 13, 2024: Zeta Labs Raises $2.9M Pre-Seed Funding, Launches JACE - First AI Agent Capable of Complex Task Completion
Zeta Labs , an AI research and product company developing autonomous agents capable of efficiently performing complex and multi-step tasks, today announced the raise of its $2.9 million pre-seed round and the debut of its large language model (LLM)-based proprietary autonomous AI agent, JACE . The round was led by Daniel Gross , former head of AI at Y Combinator, and Nat Friedman , former Github CEO, with participation from Earlybird VC and Kaya VC as well as AI Grant, Shawn (swyx) Wang, Bartek Pucek and Mati Staniszewski , founder of ElevenLabs. Zeta Labs will use the funding to expand its engineering team, host training models, and enhance JACE's overall infrastructure, improving its speed and reliability.
Jun 03, 2024: Ashby Announces $30M Series C
Ashby, a recruiting platform that efficiently scales hiring from startup through enterprise, has raised an additional $30 million in equity financing. This round of funding comes with a vote of confidence from existing investors following a 6X growth in revenue. Lachy Groom, who also led Ashby's seed round led the Series C with participation from Elad Gil , F-Prime, Y Combinator, and existing Ashby customers. To date, the company has raised roughly $70M .
May 15, 2024: Snowflake Ventures invests in Metaplane to ensure trust in data across the Data Cloud
Metaplane, the leading data observability platform, today announced an investment from Snowflake Ventures , on the heels of a sharp increase in joint customers with Snowflake, strategic product development, and Metaplane's Series A fundraising announcement just a few months ago led by Felicis Ventures. This brings Metaplane's total investment to just over $23M raised within the past 2 years, with additional investor participation from Khosla Ventures, Flybridge, Y Combinator, Stage 2 Capital, B37, and SNR.
May 08, 2024: Greenboard Announces $4.5M Seed Round from Base10 Partners to be "Rippling for financial compliance and operations"
Greenboard , a new compliance and operations software company for financial services, announced today that the company has completed a $4.5 million Series Seed funding round led by Base 10 Partners, with participation from Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Wayfinder Ventures, Liquid2 Ventures, Twenty Two Ventures, Rogue Capital, Transpose Platform, and others. The funding will accelerate the company's progress towards building a singular, AI-powered platform to handle management of the entirety of financial firms' compliance programs, and eventually all back office processes.
May 08, 2024: Lucid Bots Inc. Raises $9M Series A to Scale Productive Robotics Solutions
Lucid Bots Inc. , an industry leader in cutting-edge robotics for labor-intensive tasks, announced today that it has raised $9.1M in Series A funding led by Cubit Capital, with participation from Idea Fund Partners, Danu Venture Group, and existing investors that include Y Combinator's Growth Fund and Gratus Capital. Lucid Bots will utilize the funding to advance its portfolio of autonomous robotic solutions, including its flagship Sherpa cleaning drone and Lavo Bot pressure washing robot products, while rapidly scaling its operations and team to better serve its growing customer base and expand its platform into new markets.
May 02, 2024: Hubble Network Achieves First Ever Bluetooth Connection to Space
Apr 16, 2024: LunaJoy Health Launches 'LunaCare' for Women's Mental Health, Secures Funding to Fuel Expansion
Apr 09, 2024: RALLY UXR RAISES $8.8M SEED ROUND TO CONTINUE CONNECTING TEAMS WITH THEIR USERS IN MEANINGFUL WAYS THROUGH RESEARCH
Rally raised $8.8 million in funding to connect teams with their users in more meaningful ways. The $8.8 million in funding includes a recent Seed round led by Stage 2 Capital with participation from Y Combinator and TIA Ventures . This funding will bring Rally to a wider audience and further its mission to connect teams with their users in more meaningful ways.
Apr 02, 2024: Fortune Names New Editorial Leadership and Advisory Board for Brainstorm Tech Franchise Ahead of 2024 Summit in Park City, Utah, July 15 - 17
Mar 28, 2024: Float Raises $10 Million Series A to Treat Chronic Illness and Alleviate Growing Strain on our Healthcare System
Mar 26, 2024: Activeloop Raises $11M Series A and Brings Its Database for AI to Fortune 500 Companies
Activeloop , the leading Database for AI company, has raised $11 million in Series A funding from Streamlined Ventures, Y Combinator, Samsung Next, Alumni Ventures, and Dispersion Capital. The round brings Activeloop's total funding to about $20M .
Mar 21, 2024: Tarsal Accelerates Development of Modern Security Data Stack With New Funding and Leadership Expansion
Tarsal, the security data movement company, today announced the close of its $6 million seed round of funding and the appointment of cybersecurity veteran Barrett Lyon as chief technology officer (CTO). Lyon will lead the development and expansion of Tarsal's core extract, transform and load (ETL) product. The funding round was led by Harpoon Ventures and Mango Capital, with contributions from Y Combinator, Abstract Ventures, and Backend Capital.
Mar 05, 2024: Metaplane Announces $13.8M Series A led by Felicis on Heels of Rapid Growth
Metaplane , the leading data observability platform for data teams, today announced its $13.8 million Series A funding round led by Felicis , with participation Khosla Ventures, Flybridge, Y Combinator, Stage 2 Capital, B37, and SNR. This comes on the heels of a successful 2023 that saw impressive revenue growth, accelerated customer acquisition, and rapid product innovation. With the close of its Series A round, Metaplane has now raised a total of $22.2 million including its Seed round, which was raised less than one year ago, and includes leading investors like Khosla Ventures, Flybridge, and Y Combinator. Metaplane will use the fresh round of capital to continue building the next evolution of data observability, with the goal of helping data teams monitor data more deeply, easily, and faster than ever before. In 2023, the Metaplane customer base tripled to over 100 companies and now includes the data teams at leading companies like Klaviyo, Sigma, Census, GoFundMe, Bose, Ramp, and ClickUp.
Feb 27, 2024: Campfire Secures $3.5M in Seed Funding to Modernize Accounting Software for Startups and Midsize Companies
Campfire, the Y Combinator-backed startup modernizing accounting software for startups and midsize companies, today announced it closed a $3.5 million seed funding round led by Foundation Capital and joined by Y Combinator and Twenty Two Ventures. Campfire will use the funding to attract world-class talent and further support its flagship products, which provide a modern general ledger and automate revenue processes.
Feb 14, 2024: Artie Raises $3.3M To Solve Database Replication
Artie has closed a Seed round of $3.3M to make database replication real-time, reliable, and cost-effective.