Fund profile

Y Combinator: investment profile

Published mandate, cheque sizes and source evidence for Y Combinator. Sources checked 2026-10-11.

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Stage
Pre-seed
Cheque
$500K
Geography
Global
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Accelerator that commits a standard $500K deal on acceptance to very early startups, many just an idea, from anywhere in the world, followed by an in-person batch program in San Francisco.

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Published mandate

  • Stage: Pre-seed

  • Cheque: $500K

  • Geography: Global

  • Sectors: Generalist

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Investor profile
SSeedcampPre-seed · Europe
Investment focus

Backs technology founders from pre-product through early revenue

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Focus

Sector agnostic

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01 / ResearchCompany brief

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02 / ResearchInvestor evidence

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