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.

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 Retail

MarketForce

Seed Round in 2021
MarketForce connects Africa’s informal retail outlets and consumers directly to suppliers of consumer goods and financial services by digitizing orders, delivery, and payments with the aim of solving the last mile distribution challenge.

Nabis

Series A in 2020
Licensed software-enabled cannabis distributor

MarketForce

Seed Round in 2020
MarketForce connects Africa’s informal retail outlets and consumers directly to suppliers of consumer goods and financial services by digitizing orders, delivery, and payments with the aim of solving the last mile distribution challenge.

Supermall

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Hyphy is a marketplace where anyone can sell their original photos and videos to brands. The marketplace is a way for brands to source media more quickly for advertising or marketing campaigns. It was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Tajir

Seed Round in 2020
Tajir offers full transparency on the prices of various products, addressing a challenge that store owners confront offline each day, and sells and delivers inventories to the stores, said the Khan brothers, whose father ran an FMCG retail distribution business for three decades.

Nabis

Seed Round in 2019
Licensed software-enabled cannabis distributor

Zentail

Series A in 2018
All in one SaaS platform for Multi-Channel Online Retailers.

Returnbase

Venture Round in 2017
Returnbase offers reverse logistics as a service to help retailers sell returned and excess inventory.

Move

Pre Seed Round in 2017
We're building a brand new supermarket. We work with award-winning producers to make our own brand of supermarket products and ship them straight to our customers.

Rare Door

Seed Round in 2015
Rare Door is an ecommerce platform that helps user discover and buy great products available in nearby stores

Yumbin

Seed Round in 2014
Yumbin is compact corner store to that offer snacks and beverages in an office. It offers a wide range of curated food and beverage choices.

42 Technologies

Seed Round in 2014
42 Technologies, Inc. specializes in developing retail analytics and reporting solutions tailored for retail professionals, including merchandisers, planners, managers, and executives. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company focuses on simplifying and enhancing the use of retail data through its predictive analytics platform. This platform connects and consolidates various data sources, such as retail, e-commerce, inventory, and traffic, allowing users to perform detailed analyses. Key features include sales flash reports, visual item reporting, drilldown analysis, and ad-hoc reporting, all designed to help retailers identify growth opportunities and understand purchase patterns more intuitively. 42 Technologies also gained recognition by presenting at significant industry events like New York Fashion Week and TechCrunch Disrupt.

Beetailer

Seed Round in 2011
Beetailer's software helps retailers import existing web stores onto Facebook and gives e-retailers tools for promoting the storefront and detailed analytics about how well it is doing.