Watsi , legally Watsi, Inc. , is a nonprofit healthcare crowdsourcing platform that enables individual donors to directly fund medical care for individuals in developing countries without access to affordable medical care.
19-423: (Redirected from YCombinator ) Y combinator may refer to: Y Combinator , an American tech startup accelerator Y combinator (mathematics) , a fixed-point combinator Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Y combinator . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
38-557: A Most Favored Nation (MFN) clause. The summer of 2022 saw a deliberate reduction in the startup intake by 40%, from 414 companies to 250. In January 2023, Garry Tan assumed the positions of president and CEO, succeeding Geoff Ralston. Tan's leadership marked the discontinuation of the YC Continuity growth fund. YC moved its headquarters from Mountain View to San Francisco in the spring of 2023. It had been considering such
57-434: A software glitch, all 15,000 startups that applied to the program were accepted, only to learn a few hours later that they had been rejected. In response to the ensuing outcry, Y Combinator's accepted all 15,000 companies involved in the incident. The same year, Qi Lu , a former CEO of Bing and Baidu , briefly assumed the role of CEO for YC China. In November, YC announced Lu's departure and their decision to not pursue
76-493: A "most favored nation" ("MFN") provision (i.e.: "we get the same best terms you give anyone else in the next round"). Non-profits receive a $ 100,000 donation. The program includes "office hours", where startup founders meet individually and participate in group meetings. Founders also participate in weekly meetups where guests from the Silicon Valley ecosystem (successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, etc.) speak to
95-599: A $ 150,000 convertible note investment. The amount put into each company was changed to $ 80,000 when Start Fund was renewed. Advisory roles were assumed by Harj Taggar and Alexis Ohanian in 2010, and Paul Buchheit and Harj Taggar were named partners in November. Michael Seibel joined Y Combinator as a part-time partner in January 2013 before becoming a full-time partner in 2014. In September 2013, Y Combinator began funding nonprofit organizations that were accepted into
114-557: A $ 2 million investment led by Sequoia Capital , enabling increased annual funding for around 60 companies. Sequoia further supported YC in 2010 through an $ 8.25 million funding round, bolstering the organization's capability to accommodate a growing number of startups. Concurrently, Kirsty Nathoo joined the team, initially as an accountant, and subsequently as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in 2012. In 2011, Yuri Milner and SV Angel offered every Y Combinator company
133-583: A combined valuation of $ 600 billion. Non-profit organizations can also participate in the main YC program. Few non-profits have been accepted in the last years, among them Watsi , Women Who Code , New Story , SIRUM , Zidisha , 80,000 Hours , and Our World in Data . In October 2015, YC introduced YC Research to fund long-term fundamental research. Altman donated $ 10m. Researchers were paid as full-time employees and can receive equity in Y Combinator. OpenAI
152-547: A consolidation in January 2009, resulting in the closing of the Cambridge program and the centralization of activities in Silicon Valley. Although often overlooked in early accounts, Jessica Livingston played a pivotal role in shaping Y Combinator's culture and success. As co-founder, she was instrumental in the organization's day-to-day operations and, crucially, in selecting founders. In 2009, Y Combinator secured
171-413: A founder and worked on OpenAI . Leadership responsibilities were delegated to Ali Rowghani and Michael Seibel for YC Continuity and YC Core programs, respectively. Startup School, introduced in 2017, provided startups with online courses and personalized coaching. More than 1500 startups graduated from the program in its first year. In 2018, Y Combinator announced a new batch of startup schools. After
190-463: A move since 2019. In March 2024, Seibel stepped down as managing director. Garry Tan is looking to raise $ 2 billion in new capital in 2024 for YC itself. Y Combinator interviews and selects two batches of companies per year. The companies receive a total of $ 500,000 in seed money as well as advice and connections. The $ 500,000 in funding is made up of $ 125,000 on a post-money SAFE in return for 7% equity and $ 375,000 on an uncapped SAFE with
209-584: A program in China. YC China later morphed into MiraclePlus , an accelerator similar to YC, with Lu once again at the helm. Geoff Ralston succeeded Altman as Y Combinator's president in 2019. Adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic , Y Combinator conducted its summer 2020 batch remotely. In January 2022, a revised standard deal of $ 500,000 was introduced, comprising $ 125,000 for a 7% equity stake and an additional $ 375,000 via an uncapped safe mechanism incorporating
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#1732801356986228-578: The company announced a $ 3.5M growth round of donations led by 12 investors including Paul Graham, Tencent, and The Pershing Square Foundation. Medical partners included Nyaya Health , Dr. Rick Hodes, Wuqu' Kawoq, Children's Surgical Centre , CURE International , African Mission Healthcare Foundation, Hope for West Africa, Project Muso, Lwala Community Alliance, Living Hope Haiti, Floating Doctors, Burma Border Projects, Partner for Surgery, International Care Ministries, The Kellermann Foundation, and World Altering Medicine. In 2014, Watsi's old logo, which had
247-482: The founders. Y Combinator's program is designed to teach founders how to market their product, refine their teams and business models, achieve product/market fit , and scale the startup into a high growth business, etc. The program ends with "Demo Day", where startups present their business and technology prototypes to potential investors. Y Combinator operates additional programs and a fund designed to support and invest in startups which have already graduated from
266-758: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Y_combinator&oldid=1185815070 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Y Combinator Y Combinator, LLC ( YC ) is an American technology startup accelerator and venture capital firm launched in March 2005 which has been used to launch more than 4,000 companies. The accelerator program started in Boston and Mountain View , expanded to San Francisco in 2019, and
285-440: The main accelerator program. The Series A Program, YC Post-A Program, and YC Growth Program are operated by the same team and focus on helping fast-growing YC startups, and startups raising their Series B funding of $ 20 million to $ 100 million. Y Combinator has introduced additional programs since 2015, including: As of late 2023, Y Combinator had invested in over 4,000 companies, most of which are for-profit, holding
304-675: The program after testing the concept with Watsi . Sam Altman took part in Y Combinator's inaugural cohort in 2005 as a founder. In 2014, Paul Graham appointed him as President. Altman introduced a revised equity offering of $ 150,000 for a 7% stake. Collaborations with Transcriptic and Bolt improved support for biotech and hardware startups. Global outreach became evident in 2016 as YC partners embarked on visits to 11 countries ( Nigeria , Denmark , Portugal , Sweden, Germany, Russia, Argentina , Chile, Mexico, Israel, and India) to engage with founders and learn about international startup communities. That summer, Altman returned to Y Combinator as
323-577: Was entirely online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies started via Y Combinator include Airbnb , Coinbase , Cruise , DoorDash , Dropbox , Instacart , Reddit , Stripe , Lezzoo , and Twitch . Founded in 2005 by Paul Graham , Jessica Livingston , Robert Tappan Morris , and Trevor Blackwell , Y Combinator (YC) initiated operations with concurrent programs in Cambridge, Massachusetts , and Mountain View, California . However, operational complexities arising from managing two programs prompted
342-494: Was shut down in 2017. Australian quantum physicist Michael Nielsen was a research fellow at YC Research from 2016 to 2019. YC Research disaffiliated with Y Combinator and was renamed to Open Research in 2020. Watsi Watsi was the first nonprofit funded by seed accelerator Y Combinator . They have also been funded by the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation . In November 2015
361-585: Was the first project undertaken by YC Research, and in January 2016 a second study on basic income was also announced. Another project was research on new cities. The Human Advancement Research Community (HARC) project was set up in 2016 with the "mission to ensure human wisdom exceeds human power". The project was inspired by a conversation between Altman and Alan Kay . Its projects included modelling, visualizing and teaching software, as well as programming languages. Members included Alan Kay, Dan Ingalls , Bret Victor , Vi Hart , and Patrick Scaglia . HARC
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