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Y Combinator

Startup accelerator and early-stage investor running intensive batches for new technology founders

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About Y Combinator

Y Combinator is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor. It funds a large number of young companies in regular intakes and works with the founders over an intensive programme meant to prepare the business and its investor pitch.

What Y Combinator does

  • Batch programme: three months of close work with each cohort of companies.
  • Demo Day: a presentation event where startups pitch to an invited audience of investors.
  • Alumni network: continuing support for founders after the programme ends.
  • Work at a Startup: a job board where candidates apply to its startups with a single profile.
  • Learning material: essays, videos, podcasts and events for founders.

Who it works with

It backs early-stage technology founders. Its investing partners are themselves former founders.

Key facts

  • Investment cycles: Four intakes annually
  • Programme length: Three months
  • Community: More than 9,000 founders

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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