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VCGuy

Believe me, it’s not... • 10h

Indian startups funded by YC have fallen sharply over the years. Several reasons appear to be behind the drop - - Registration requirement in US, Canada, Singapore, or the Cayman Islands. - Increased access to capital via accelerator programs in India (WTFund, Accel Atoms, Antler India Residency, Incubation centres at colleges) - Reverse flipping entails heavy taxation to the US Gov (Razorpay ~$200 M, Meesho ~$280 M) ⏭️YC may have also become more selective → a growing preference for AI-first startups (in recent batches, as much as 30–50% of the cohort has been focused on or building around AI).

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