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Y Combinator

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Y Combinator has appeared in 166 articles since 2015-01. Coverage peaked in 2026Q1 with 9 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside TechCrunch, Sam Altman, Garry Tan, Y Combinator's.

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Coverage Timeline

2026-04-05
The Economic Times 6 related

Y Combinator appears to have dropped Delve, removing the company's profile from its startup directory, following allegations of fake compliance certificates

Delve's removal from Y Combinator's directory follows allegations that compliance certifications for hundreds of Delve's clients were fabricated.

2026-04-04
The Economic Times 4 related

Y Combinator appears to have dropped Delve, removing the company's profile from its startup directory, following allegations of fake compliance certificates

Delve's removal from Y Combinator's directory follows allegations that compliance certifications for hundreds of Delve's clients were fabricated.

2026-03-18
The San Francisco Standard

Founders are increasingly leasing multimillion-dollar mansions in San Francisco's wealthy neighborhoods as corporate HQs and hacker houses, amid the AI boom

When Zach Dive completed his stint at the startup accelerator Y Combinator last summer, he began thinking about where to put his company's first office.

2025-04-18
TechCrunch 2 related

Former YC President Geoff Ralston launches Safe AI Fund, or SAIF, providing initial funding of $100K with a $10M cap to startups that “enhance AI safety”

The future will be dominated by AI, and that future is rapidly approaching. Chris McKay / Maginative : Former YC President, Geoff Ralston, Launches Fund for “Safe AI” Startups X: Geoff Ralston / @gral...

2025-03-20
TechCrunch 5 related

Michael Seibel says he is leaving YC after 12+ years and moving to a “Partner Emeritus” role, after stepping back from his “leadership responsibilities” in 2024

Michael Seibel announced late Wednesday on X that after more than 12 years at Y Combinator, he is transitioning to a “partner emeritus” role.

2024-11-24
TechCrunch 2 related

Deckmatch research of ~5,000 YC-backed startups finds YC commonly accepts startups that are building similar or nearly identical products to previous YC grads

Julie Bort / TechCrunch : X: @garrytan , @leofjord , @eagleonamound , and @ayushswrites LinkedIn: Julie Bort and Léopold Gasteen X: Garry Tan / @garrytan : More choice is good, people building is goo...

2024-09-27
TechCrunch

A look at some standout startups from Day 2 of YC's S24 Demo Day, including energy-efficient AI chips maker Exa Laboratories and freight carpooling startup Oway

Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator held the second Demo Day for its Summer 2024 cohort on Thursday, and just like we saw on Day 1 … X: @munshipremchnd and @thisguyoftheai X: @munshipremchnd : Che...

2024-07-05
Wired 1 related

A look at a16z's Crypto Startup Accelerator, a Y Combinator-style program that provides $500K in funding and 10 weeks of coaching, most recently in London

complete with all the incomprehensible lingo, awkward convos, and bullishness you'd expect. But maybe, just maybe, there might be some good ideas there too. https://www.wired.com/... LinkedIn: Joel Kh...

2024-04-08
Forbes

Sources and filings: Sam Altman's net worth is ~$1B, driven by investments in Reddit, Stripe, Helion, YC startups, and others, despite having no OpenAI equity

CEO Sam Altman famously has no equity in OpenAI, but startup bets like Reddit, Stripe and Helion have made him a billionaire anyway, a Forbes investigation found. X: @alexrkonrad , @alexrkonrad , @n_s...

2024-04-01
New York Times 3 related

A profile of YC's Garry Tan, whose combative online persona has sparked controversies as he tries to shift SF politics from idealistic progressivism to centrism

discussing his increasing local political presence just as Demo Day is about to kick off in the city.  🎁 https://www.nytimes.com/... Mastodon: Glenn Fleishman / @glennf@twit.social : My life likely tu...

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Quarterly Coverage

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Y Combinator has appeared in 141 Techmeme articles since February 2015. The biggest stories include SVB draws support from 300+ VC firms, including General Catalyst, while 1,200+ founders... and Sources: Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky to rejoin Y Combinator as partner; Fitbit has sent.... Frequently covered alongside TechCrunch, Sam Altman, Garry Tan, Josh Constine, and Peter Thiel. Coverage has shifted toward consumer, regulation themes and away from developer, safety.

Key Moments

2024Q3safety -33pts; funding +100pts
2024Q4enterprise +100pts; developer +100pts
2025Q2enterprise -100pts; safety +100pts; developer -100pts

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