Today, we updated the YC directory dedicated to highlighting Black-founded companies. The directory now includes more than 175 companies, and combined, these companies are valued at $6.7B and have raised $1.4B in funding — an increase of $1.5B and $300M respectively in one year.
The logistics and freight industry might be one of the more Goliath-like markets for a startup to take on.
We are excited to announce our 2022 Spring Outreach Tour. Our goal is to virtually meet founders and future founders from cities and universities around the world.
We’re excited to announce that on February 9, we will be hosting an event for HBCUs. If you’re interested in starting or working at a startup, we hope to meet you there.
When we first created Work at a Startup in 2018, our goal was to eliminate friction in finding a job at a startup. Our initial thesis was to build a common application to apply to many YC companies at once. It quickly became the most efficient way to meet multiple founders and have a more natural co
In 2021, many YC founders led their companies to achieve outstanding results, and we are honored to be part of these companies’ history. This year presented an exceptional challenge to startups and established companies alike as the world struggled through a full year in the grip of the COVID-19 pan
In the past two years, we’ve met over 6000 students during our virtual outreach tours. We compiled a list of the questions they most frequently asked about startups, and created this Startups for Students Guide.
In February, Michael Seibel (Managing Director, Early Stage and Group Partner at YC) and Aston Motes (Investor, Director of /dev/color and first employee at Dropbox) are bringing together a cohort of black engineers who are interested in learning about startups and finding roles at fast-growing YC c
