YC was founded around the idea that technologists should be at the center of tech innovation. It seems obvious today, but it wasn’t always that way. We believe…
Nov 19, 2020
Y Combinator runs our annual Work at a Startup Expo as a way of introducing promising YC startups to engineers (and others) who want to learn more about…
Nov 18, 2020YC was founded in 2005 as an antidote to the classic venture capital firm. PG, Jessica, Trevor, and Robert decided to fund hackers and thereby enable the next…
We launched Startup School as an online program in 2017 to support founders actively working on building their companies. On November 9th, we’re also opening Startup School to…
Oct 28, 2020This is advice for people who have done scientific research at a university and are considering starting a company to commercialize it. At YC, we’ve funded more than…
Daanish Mazhar was the first engineer at Gordian Software (YC W19), a startup building APIs for airlines, like leading travel brands Kiwi.com, lastminute.com, Ctrip and Travix. With a…
Oct 20, 2020On November 18, we are hosting our first Future Founders Conference for women who aspire to become a startup founder. The event will be online, and whether you are curious about launching your own startup or are in the early stages of building one, you’ll walk away with the knowledge to define your own path.
Oct 15, 2020