Like the startup ecosystem itself, accelerators change with time. Techstars has expanded to a network of programs, to pick one example. Y Combinator, perhaps the best-known startup accelerator, has ...

Along with a cadre of other TechCrunch folks, I spent this week extremely focused on one event: Y Combinator. The elite accelerator announced a staggering 377 startups as its Summer 2021 cohort. We ...

YC's fall 2025 wishlist includes startups that focus on cutting government spending, lean teams, AI-native software, and ...

More than 20 companies from the Y Combinator program go through a three-month training program. Wefunder allows everyday people the opportunity to invest in startups. Get a Year of Fast, Actionable ...

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Y Combinator has been on the defensive as of late. This past weekend, leaders from the popular accelerator were vocal on X (formerly known as Twitter) in their reaction to a comment made by the CEO of ...

Twenty-four-year-old Brian Liou was a little nervous. But he had to focus. His turn was next. Liou is the cofounder of Leada, a startup to help businesses train better data analysts, and he had a lot ...

Meet the breakout startups from YC Fall 2025 — the boldest founders and biggest ideas shaping the future of tech.

Mathilde Collin is the CEO and co-founder of Frontapp. This post originally appeared on the Frontapp blog. Four months ago now, we got accepted to the Y-Combinator for our shared inbox solution. We ...

OpenAI’s co-founder Sam Altman is an alumnus who also was the president of Y Combinator in 2019. If you are in your teens or ...