YC adds Canada back to its accepted countries of incorporation list, saying the initial decision was due to its top Canadian companies reincorporating in the US
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Discussion
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@ycombinator
@ycombinator
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After hearing feedback from Canadian founders in our network, we've decided to add Canada back to our list of accepted countries of incorporation. Going forward, YC will once again invest in US, Canada, Cayman, and Singapore corporations. https://www.ycombinator.com/ ...
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@garrytan
Garry Tan
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Oh Canada, don't call it a comeback! Thanks for your feedback. 🍁
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@stevedelducafan
@stevedelducafan
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Can't believe threatening tariffs on exporting UWaterloo grads worked
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@yimingdothan
YiMing
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it's almost as if they looked up what percentage of their founders is Canadian
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@jm_mcgrath
John Michael McGrath
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So for like seven days this was ironclad proof of a lost decade, Canada's rot, etc etc etc and now it's just whooopsie nevermind folks need to not chase every shiny thing
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@jamescflynn1
James Flynn
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Sequoia too will happily invest in Canadian corporations 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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@bentlegen
Ben Vinegar
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Carney is unbeatable