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Y Combinator

Y Combinator is a startup accelerator based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2005. It has pioneered a new funding model for early-stage startups by investing a modest amount of capital, typically around $150,000, in a large number of companies twice a year. Over a three-month program, Y Combinator collaborates closely with these startups to prepare them for investor pitches and enhance their business strategies. Each funding cycle concludes with Demo Day, where startups present to an exclusive audience of investors. Y Combinator focuses on various sectors, including business software, education, healthcare, and financial technology, among others. In addition to initial funding, it offers ongoing support through its extensive alumni network. Since its inception, Y Combinator has funded over 630 startups, contributing significantly to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Silicon Valley and beyond.

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Gustaf Alstromer

Group Partner

Matt Bogrand

Associate, YC Continuity Fund

Timothy Brady

Partner

Craig R. Cannon

Director of Marketing

Adora Cheung

Partner

Nic Dardenne

Principal

Aaron Epstein

Group Partner

Brad Flora

Group Partner

Jared Friedman

Managing Director, Software and Group Partner

Aaron Harris

Partner

Carolynn Levy

Partner

Bradford (Brad) Lightcap

Associate, YC Continuity

Kat Manalac

Managing Partner

Eric Migicovsky

Partner

Kirsty Nathoo

Partner

Verena Prescher

Director of Finance

Geoff Ralston

president

Ali Rowghani

Managing Partner

Arnav Sahu

Principal

Michael Seibel

Managing Director

Harj Taggar

Partner

Past deals in Generation Z

Fizz

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Fizz is developing a debit card application designed specifically for college students in the U.S. The service aims to help these students build their credit profiles while avoiding the pitfalls of excessive credit use. By offering features that promote responsible financial habits, Fizz empowers students to achieve financial independence and improve their credit scores. The application also includes a cash-back reward system that encourages spending within a budget, making it a practical tool for young adults navigating their financial futures. Through this innovative approach, Fizz seeks to provide students with safer avenues to establish and enhance their creditworthiness.

Alinea

Seed Round in 2021
We are a smart next gen investing app. We are redesigning the investing experience through personalization and transparency. Y Combinator W2021 Batch.

Super

Series B in 2021
Super is the first Indonesian consumer technology company backed by Y Combinator, which oversees the main feature, Superagen. Superagen is agent-led commerce group buying that enables community leaders to become retailers within their communities. We use technology to: 1) Empower community leaders to become self-made entrepreneurs by enabling them to sell various products to their communities 2) Build a logistics network with the lowest cost 3) Facilitate communication for social-buying behavior so our agents can sell various products through social networks like WhatsApp

Alinea

Pre Seed Round in 2020
We are a smart next gen investing app. We are redesigning the investing experience through personalization and transparency. Y Combinator W2021 Batch.

Pelago

Series A in 2020
Quit Genius is a digital behavior change platform for addictions with industry-leading quit rates. Founded in 2017 by medical doctors, the program for tobacco, e-cigarettes, alcohol and substance use disorder uses a disruptive model to deliver best practice care via digital cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), expert coaching, a connected breath sensor and easy access to proven medication.

XGenomes LLC

Seed Round in 2019
XGenomes LLC develops technology to read DNA sequence information. The company's technology works by unzipping strands of DNA and sequencing them concurrently. Its DNA sequencing technology serves clinical research and development, industrial biotechnology, and ancestry industry. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Zyper

Series A in 2019
Zyper Inc operates an online marketing platform that facilitates connections between brands and their most engaged followers. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, the company utilizes a machine learning-driven software application that identifies a brand's top social media fans through a visual recognition algorithm integrated with various social networks' APIs. This enables brands to engage with their top 1% of fans, fostering a community of active advocates. Zyper's platform provides a dashboard that offers topline metrics, content galleries, and real-time insights, enhancing brand engagement and driving sales. Through its innovative approach, Zyper aims to recreate social networks for brands, promoting deeper connections among fans and facilitating brand loyalty.

BUMP

Series A in 2019
BUMP is a social peer-to-peer marketplace for authentic streetwear and sneakers. Shopping has always been a social activity for older generations used to go to the mall sharing recommendations, opinions, and just generally having fun with friends. Online shopping killed this and they're bringing it back for Gen Z. On BUMP users can build up their public profiles, follow & message anyone on the platform, and even create & share their own group chats. This social experience means kids can hang out, build their online identity which in turn drives transactions. Founded in 2016 and based in London, They're already backed by leading names in venture capital including Kleiner Perkins, e.ventures, and Y Combinator.

Gerostate Alpha

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Gerostate Alpha Incorporated is focused on developing pharmaceutical products aimed at treating aging and age-related diseases. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Novato, California, the company is driven by a team of three co-founders who are academics at the Buck Institute, where they have extensively researched the biology of aging. Utilizing a proprietary drug discovery platform, Gerostate Alpha has efficiently screened 90,000 compounds, leading to the identification of 150 promising candidates for further investigation. This innovative approach positions the company at the forefront of addressing the challenges associated with human aging.

XGenomes LLC

Seed Round in 2019
XGenomes LLC develops technology to read DNA sequence information. The company's technology works by unzipping strands of DNA and sequencing them concurrently. Its DNA sequencing technology serves clinical research and development, industrial biotechnology, and ancestry industry. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Unicorn

Seed Round in 2019
Unicorn designs and sells electric vehicles for millenials.

Super

Funding Round in 2018
Super is the first Indonesian consumer technology company backed by Y Combinator, which oversees the main feature, Superagen. Superagen is agent-led commerce group buying that enables community leaders to become retailers within their communities. We use technology to: 1) Empower community leaders to become self-made entrepreneurs by enabling them to sell various products to their communities 2) Build a logistics network with the lowest cost 3) Facilitate communication for social-buying behavior so our agents can sell various products through social networks like WhatsApp

Pelago

Seed Round in 2018
Quit Genius is a digital behavior change platform for addictions with industry-leading quit rates. Founded in 2017 by medical doctors, the program for tobacco, e-cigarettes, alcohol and substance use disorder uses a disruptive model to deliver best practice care via digital cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), expert coaching, a connected breath sensor and easy access to proven medication.

BUMP

Pre Seed Round in 2018
BUMP is a social peer-to-peer marketplace for authentic streetwear and sneakers. Shopping has always been a social activity for older generations used to go to the mall sharing recommendations, opinions, and just generally having fun with friends. Online shopping killed this and they're bringing it back for Gen Z. On BUMP users can build up their public profiles, follow & message anyone on the platform, and even create & share their own group chats. This social experience means kids can hang out, build their online identity which in turn drives transactions. Founded in 2016 and based in London, They're already backed by leading names in venture capital including Kleiner Perkins, e.ventures, and Y Combinator.

Zyper

Seed Round in 2018
Zyper Inc operates an online marketing platform that facilitates connections between brands and their most engaged followers. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, the company utilizes a machine learning-driven software application that identifies a brand's top social media fans through a visual recognition algorithm integrated with various social networks' APIs. This enables brands to engage with their top 1% of fans, fostering a community of active advocates. Zyper's platform provides a dashboard that offers topline metrics, content galleries, and real-time insights, enhancing brand engagement and driving sales. Through its innovative approach, Zyper aims to recreate social networks for brands, promoting deeper connections among fans and facilitating brand loyalty.

NexGenT

Seed Round in 2018
NexGenT is an Online IT Academy that provides "Military Grade" Training for the next generation workforce. It solves the growing shortage of IT engineers for enterprise companies. They create job-ready professionals in just 22 weeks while minimizing costs for recruitment and ongoing training needs by leveraging their cloud education and career management platform. They help students go from "Zero To Engineer" in just 6 months. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in San Jose, California.

Zoomer

Seed Round in 2014
Zoomer is a venture backed, fast growing, technology startup that is going to change the restaurant delivery space forever. This is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of an organization that is moving at lightning speed and began generating meaningful revenue on day one. As Zoomer's General Counsel you’ll help shape Zoomer Operations for the long term (translation: get ready to make a huge impact). They are a small team with a heavy punch and they take every new addition very seriously.

FutureLeague

Seed Round in 2014
FutureLeague is an ed-tech company that teaches kids ages 6-12 engineering and programming with a focus on teamwork, creativity, and design thinking. It specializes in the fields of ed-tech, internet, and education. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

FutureLeague

Seed Round in 2014
FutureLeague is an ed-tech company that teaches kids ages 6-12 engineering and programming with a focus on teamwork, creativity, and design thinking. It specializes in the fields of ed-tech, internet, and education. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Shopagram

Seed Round in 2014
Next Generation Home Shopping Network