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 AgTech

Atomic Industries

Seed Round in 2021

Atomic Industries is a hard-tech product manufacturer that is currently in stealth mode. The company is based in Los Angeles, California.

Instacrops

Seed Round in 2021

Instacrops develops a management and forecasting platform that transforms the collected data into valuable information customized for each farmer. It creates a monitoring network of agro-climatic parameters to alert frost events, manage irrigation, and applications on their farm. Its system generates preventive alerts and online information according to each crop in graphics format, reports, forecasts, email, and SMS. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Santiago, Chile.

Instacrops

Seed Round in 2021

AirBoard

Seed Round in 2020

AirBoard is building the world’s most powerful AgTech drone (220 pounds) focusing on the $25.5bn automated aerial AgTech pesticide spraying market. The team, including the fastest drone racing pilot in the world (FAI 2018), a pioneer in the electric car industry and an agriculture expert has developed a vertically integrated solution that decreases the pesticide use by 70% and have signed agreements with customers to replace existing helicopter spraying and are running active pilot tests in Europe vineyards.

NavTrac

Pre Seed Round in 2016

NavTrac is a technology company that specializes in yard management solutions, utilizing computer vision to enhance operational efficiency and safety. The platform offers an Automated Gate System (AGS) designed to improve data accuracy, detect damages, and streamline inventory management while reducing the need for security personnel. By automating and optimizing yard operations, NavTrac aims to create a safer and more environmentally friendly working environment. The company serves a range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, and has received funding from notable investors such as TenOneTen, Blumberg Capital, Silicon Valley Data Capital, and Y Combinator. Founded in San Francisco, NavTrac is committed to transforming yard management through innovative technology.

Thrive Agritech

Seed Round in 2015

Thrive Agritech, Inc. manufactures commercial LED grow lights that provide photo synthetically active radiation (PAR) that grows plants. The company’s products include Boost for greenhouse supplemental and cannabis flower; Infinity for leafy greens and vegetative cannabis; and T5 for germination and propagation and cannabis clones. Further, its products are used for the controlled environment agriculture, including vertical farming and greenhouses. Thrive Agritech, Inc. was formerly known as Transcend Lighting, Inc. and changed its name to Thrive Agritech, Inc. in August, 2017. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Zinc Technologies

Seed Round in 2014

Zinc Technologies is an e-commerce plumbing company.

TerrAvion

Seed Round in 2014

TerrAvion, Inc. provides real-time aerial imagery services for the agriculture sector in the United States. Its aerial imagery service is used to optimize irrigation to improve yield and uniformity, or reduce water use; make scouting; detect anomalies caused by disease or pests; and supervise and monitor interventions. It offers natural color, color infrared, thermal, and oblique imagery solutions; normalized difference vegetation index maps; and relevant agricultural data solutions. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Dublin, California. On October 14, 2020, the voluntary petition of TerrAvion, Inc. for reorganization under Chapter 11 was converted to Chapter 7. It had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 31, 2020.