Y Combinator

<p>Y Combinator, LLC (YC) is an American technology <a href="/facts/Startup_accelerator/shjSTQT0">startup accelerator</a> and venture capital firm launched in March 2005 which has been used to launch more than 5,000 companies. The accelerator program started in <a href="/facts/Boston/exjfn6xf">Boston</a> and <a href="/facts/Mountain_View%2c_California/dm29hKlV">Mountain View</a>, expanded to <a href="/facts/San_Francisco/cb9l7hbC">San Francisco</a> in 2019, and was entirely online during the <a href="/facts/COVID-19/YsUgvsaX">COVID-19</a> pandemic. Companies started via Y Combinator include <a href="/facts/Airbnb/EP95k6Rr">Airbnb</a>, <a href="/facts/Coinbase/oSGUPnzd">Coinbase</a>, <a href="/facts/Cruise_(autonomous_vehicle)/2dU6bCzy">Cruise</a>, <a href="/facts/DoorDash/AkulTnJX">DoorDash</a>, <a href="/facts/Dropbox_(service)/1WHn5C7p">Dropbox</a>, <a href="/facts/Instacart/8yEe1LmT">Instacart</a>, <a href="/facts/Reddit/PAJjm63I">Reddit</a>, <a href="/facts/Stripe_(company)/edJLS72l">Stripe</a>, <a href="/facts/Scale_AI/xK9PxYYo">Scale AI</a>, <a href="/facts/Deel_(company)/k05wBE7w">Deel</a>, <a href="/facts/Helion_Energy/B9tld1yD">Helion Energy</a>, and <a href="/facts/Twitch_(service)/mpXWXcTj">Twitch</a>.
</p>

Y Combinator open-in-new

Y Combinator