Y Combinator

accelerator
San Francisco, United StatesFounded 2005Website

AUM

$6.0M

Team

1

Funds

2

Investment Thesis

Top Sectors

Consumer
Climate Tech
SaaS

Preferred Stages

Pre-Seed
Series B
Seed

Deal Pace

0.7

deals/year avg

Team Activity Score96/100

Investment Team

G
Gustaf Alströmer
Partner
Hot 96

Portfolio Companies(11)

Airtable

SaaSPre-Seed
$13.4M
Feb 2022

Ramp

FintechPre-Seed
$39.4M
Jan 2022

DoorDash

MarketplacePre-Seed
$15.3M
Dec 2021

Celsius Network

Web3 / CryptoSeries B
$150.0M
Nov 2021

Reddit

ConsumerSeed
$34.7M
Sep 2020

Lattice

HR TechPre-Seed
$10.5M
Mar 2020

Beehiiv

Creator EconomySeed
$25.3M
Aug 2019

Anki

ConsumerSeries C
$11.0M
Jul 2014

Jawbone

ConsumerSeries E
$29.4M
Feb 2014

Better Place

Climate TechSeries B
$116.7M
Jan 2010

Solyndra

Climate TechSeries E
$73.0M
Oct 2008

Portfolio Breakdown

By Sector

Consumer3 deals · 27%
Climate Tech2 deals · 18%
SaaS1 deal · 9%
Fintech1 deal · 9%
Marketplace1 deal · 9%
Web3 / Crypto1 deal · 9%
HR Tech1 deal · 9%
Creator Economy1 deal · 9%

By Stage

Pre-Seed4 deals · 36%
Series B2 deals · 18%
Seed2 deals · 18%
Series E2 deals · 18%
Series C1 deal · 9%
11 tracked deals8 sectors · 5 stages

Deal Activity by Year

2008
1
2010
1
2014
2
2019
1
2020
2
2021
2
2022
2

Fund Vehicles

Y Combinator Fund 1
Hot
Size: $5.4M
deploying37% deployed
Y Combinator Fund 2
Hot
Size: $4.3M
deploying19% deployed