Y Combinator

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Y Combinator is a venture fund which focuses on seed investments to startup companies. It offers financing as well as business consulting along with other opportunities to 2-4 person companies looking to take an idea to a product. Y Combinator looks for companies with “good” ideas over companies with experience and a business model.

Y Combinator selects companies to finance and consult with twice a year. They are located in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the Summer and in Mountain View, CA in the Winter. Companies that they decide to fund generally receive $5,000 plus an additional $5,000 per founder and are required to relocate to Y Combinator’s destination for the following three months. In return, Y Combinator asks for 2-10% ownership, generally considered fairly steep considering the small investment. However, Y Combinator argues that this seed money and mentorship is crucial to for the success of small startups.

Successful exits by Y Combinator funded companies include Reddit and Zenter. Other successful companies that went through Y Combinator include Loopt, Justin.tv, and Scribd.

Near the end of each session, companies pitch their products on “Demo Day” to investors in hopes of receiving further funding.

Coverage of Previous Demo Days:

• Winter ‘08
• Summer ‘07
• Winter ‘07

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