Y Combinator
VC Fund
Mountain View, United States
Y Combinator is a VC fund in Mountain View focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Y Combinator invests a standard amount of capital in exchange for equity and through uncapped safe agreements. Participants engage in a three-month intensive cycle that focuses on product development and preparations for fundraising. The firm offers access to a private networking platform for knowledge sharing and hosts events featuring speakers from various sectors. This program culminates in a presentation event where founders showcase their businesses to a curated group of investors.
- Total investments:
- 8629
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 45%
- Fund size:
- $1M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Y Combinator invests in
Stages Y Combinator invests in
Countries Y Combinator invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 35 contacts → | |||
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2145 (25%)
- Artificial Intelligence 1818 (21%)
- Information Technology 1032 (12%)
- SaaS 713 (8%)
- FinTech 592 (7%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 3564 (41%)
- Seed 3034 (35%)
- Series A 617 (7%)
- Series B 211 (2%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 149 (2%)
Country
- United States 4559 (53%)
- India 220 (3%)
- United Kingdom 184 (2%)
- Canada 150 (2%)
- Mexico 79 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Boris Jabes
Visiting Partner
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Visiting Partner | Total investments: 9 | Find email | |
Luther Lowe
Head of Public Policy
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Head of Public Policy | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Max Kolysh
Visiting Partner
|
Visiting Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Brad Flora
Group Partner
|
Group Partner | Total investments: 236 | Find email | |
Calvin French-Owen
Visiting Group Partner
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Visiting Group Partner | Total investments: 31 | Find email | |
| See all 35 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nous Research is a decentralized AI startup that focuses on developing open-source, human-centric artificial intelligence models and tools. Its work encompasses large language model architecture, data synthesis, fine-tuning, and reasoning, aiming to align AI systems with real-world user experiences. In addition to model development, theorganization emphasizes decentralized AI training. It utilizes blockchain technology, specifically the Solana network, to coordinate and incentivize global participation in training its AI models. This approach allows individuals worldwide to contribute idle computing power for AI training, promoting a more distributed and collaborative development process. | $90M / Series B / Oct 07, 2026 | ||
| Revnu is an AI growth team that runs your entire business — except the product. Ad campaigns, SEO, A/B testing, email automation, customer support, win-back flows, pricing intelligence, session analysis, community management, affiliate programs. All the work founders know they should be doing but never get round to.Merge one PR and AIagents go to work, around the clock. You build the app. Revnu runs everything else. | $3M / Seed / Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Jeeves is a global financial platform on a mission to help businesses save time and money by simplifying and automating their financial operations. Our flagship offering began with corporate cards, but the platform has since evolved into a comprehensive, AI-powered suite that includes bill payments, spend management, and accounting tools - allbuilt to streamline how companies manage money at scale.We serve over 5,000 clients across high-growth markets including Brazil, Colombia, NAM, and the EMEA region. While Jeeves initially focused on serving startups and scaling companies in Latin America, we've since expanded our reach and now power financial infrastructure for global enterprise clients such as H&M, Burger King, Nubank, and many others.Jeeves is not just building tools; we’re building the next generation of a truly borderless business banking platform, designed from the ground up for enterprise-level companies operating globally.The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in the United States. | $110M / Series C / Sep 29, 2026 | ||
| Wearable that decodes inner voice | $800K / Pre-Seed / Sep 25, 2026 | ||
| Derisk your AI agents | $1M / Pre-Seed / Sep 24, 2026 | ||
| Ordo Labs is an AI-powered workspace built specifically for regulated science and laboratories. | $500K / Seed / Sep 24, 2026 | ||
| Numeral is a tax compliance software company that helps businesses manage sales tax, VAT, and GST obligations. | $100M / Series C / Sep 23, 2026 | ||
| Hubble Network is a developer of a satellite-powered Bluetooth network that enables devices to connect regardless of cellular reception. | $200M / Series C / Sep 23, 2026 | ||
| Confido provides an AI-enabled business platform for consumer packaged goods brands, bringing operations workflows into one system. | $55M / Series B / Sep 22, 2026 | ||
| Spott is Spott's goal is to provide a recruitment platform that third-party recruiters love. Designed for the AI era, Spott will enhance the hiring process in every way, including presentation, matching candidates with positions, and search. | $21M / Series A / Sep 22, 2026 | ||
| See all 8629 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Y Combinator invest in?
Y Combinator invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 8,629 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Y Combinator?
The team at Y Combinator includes Boris Jabes (Visiting Partner), Luther Lowe (Head of Public Policy) and Max Kolysh (Visiting Partner), among 35 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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