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Y Combinator
The accelerator behind Airbnb, Stripe and Coinbase
The fund is not registered on Ventra. Our team will reach out to the fund and present your project.
- Cheque
- $500K
- Standard deal
- Rounds
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, US
- Founded
- 2005
- Geography
- Global
About
Founded in 2005, Y Combinator runs several batches a year. The investment is not tied to milestones: on acceptance YC commits the standard deal. From the Spring 2026 batch founders can take the money in USDC.
Program terms
$500,000: $125,000 for a fixed 7% and $375,000 on an uncapped MFN SAFE
Focus
Sectors
- Sector-agnostic
Rounds
- Pre-seed
- Seed
Region
- Global
- USA
Notable portfolio
- Airbnb
- Stripe
- Coinbase
- Dropbox
Public data as of September 2026: fund websites, press releases and industry databases. Terms change, so we confirm them before an introduction.
Projects that fit
Picked from the catalog by cheque size, stage, asset type and geography.
Nothing in the catalog fits these criteria yet.
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