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Y Combinator has invested in over 5000 startups with a total valuation of $600 billion. Out of these, just 4 companies—Stripe, Airbnb, Coinbase, and DoorDash accounts for ~$300 billion of the valuation. Fascinating, isn’t it?

Doordash (US food delivery startup) Founders ran an interesting experiment during their early days. 🪧They wanted to test a simple hypothesis → Would drivers only be interested in working for the platform that pays the most? So they recruited two g

list of the top 10 Y Combinator startups Airbnb - Marketplace for renting homes or booking stays. Stripe - Payment processing for online businesses. Dropbox - Cloud storage for file sharing. DoorDash - Food delivery from local restaurants. Ins

🚀 YC Spotlight – Recent Startup Highlight Meet Cekura, an IIT Bombay–founded startup from YC's Spring ’25 batch: 🗣️ Tests AI voice agents by simulating toxic, tricky, real-world conversations 💰 Raised $2.4M seed from YC, Flex Capital, Hike Vent

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This Bug Made DoorDash Millions! On July 7, 2022, customers of the American food delivery app called DoorDash got to order anything on the app for free due to a glitch. This led to people going crazy and ordering every expensive thing they could.

Zepto's Mega Round - A Triumph for YC's Thesis Folks, the $3B Zepto round is a resounding vindication of YC thesis - backing elite founders early. YC’s $125K pre-seed for ~8% probably would’ve diluted to ~4%, now potentially worth $120M+! A 1000x r

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Why are most YC-backed startups successful and able to raise twice as much money compared to normal startups, except for the fact that YC is well-reputed?

Why is it so Hard to Get into YC? To understand why it's difficult to get into YC, let's first review the application process: Step 1: Fill out the YC application form online. Step 2: Strong applications are selected for an interview round. Step 3: