Y Combinator (YC)
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ExperienceY Combinator was co-founded by Paul Graham, who previously co-founded Viaweb (the first SaaS company, later acquired by Yahoo and rebranded as Yahoo Store), and by Jessica Livingston, who was VP of Marketing at investment bank Adams Harkness. Together with Robert Morris (MIT professor of computer science) and Trevor Blackwell, they launched YC in March 2005. Garry Tan, current President and CEO, previously co-founded Posterous (acquired by Twitter) and Initialized Capital.
LanguageEnglish
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Official websitehttps://www.ycombinator.com
About Y Combinator (YC)
Y Combinator is the world's most prestigious startup accelerator, founded in 2005 by Paul Graham, Jessica Livingston, Robert Morris, and Trevor Blackwell. It has launched over 5,000 companies including Airbnb, Stripe, Dropbox, and Reddit, with a combined portfolio value surpassing $600 billion. YC invests $500K per startup and runs Startup School, its free global founder education platform. Y Combinator was…
