Y Combinator
Y Combinator is a technology startup accelerator and venture capital firm based in San Francisco. It was launched in March 2005 and has been used to launch more than 5,000 companies. It funds four batches of companies each year.
Leadership
Garry Tan, President and CEO. Garry Tan is president and CEO of Y Combinator, a startup accelerator.
Key facts
- Founded
- March 2005source
- Headquarters
- San Francisco; moved its headquarters from Mountain View in spring 2023source
- Standard investment
- $500k per company: $125k for 7% on a post-money SAFE and another $375k on an uncapped SAFE with an MFNsource
- Batches
- Four batches of companies each yearsource
- Companies launched
- More than 5,000source
WYDE coverage of Y Combinator
WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Y Combinator, from May 1, 2026 to May 1, 2026. Y Combinator is the subject of 2 stories. The most recent is BitMart. Hunger Network. EAT Street Team. Card. 33,000 meals. .
BitMart. Hunger Network. EAT Street Team. Card. 33,000 meals.
The week Impact Summer started, $EAT held the line, and the Card got a date.
May 1, 2026 · 6 min read · Subject of the story
AIY Combinator Calls for AI Against the Pesticide Loop as Fertilizer Prices Spike 49%
Y Combinator's Garry Tan called for AI investment in low-pesticide agriculture as fertilizer prices spike 49 percent and a House amendment moves to ban foreign adversaries from owning U.S. farmland.
May 1, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story
Reported alongside Y Combinator
- BitMart · in 1 story with Y Combinator
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub · in 1 story with Y Combinator
- donate.gg · in 1 story with Y Combinator
- Internal Revenue Service · in 1 story with Y Combinator
- PayPal · in 1 story with Y Combinator
- Pump.fun · in 1 story with Y Combinator
- U.S. Department of Agriculture · in 1 story with Y Combinator
- Brooke Rollins · in 1 story with Y Combinator
Sources
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