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| 2015 || October || || YC introduces YC Research to fund long-term fundamental research. YC President {{w|Sam Altman}} donates US$ 10million.<ref name="ycombinator.com">{{cite web |last=Altman |first=Sam |url=http://blog.ycombinator.com/yc-research|title=YC Research|work=Y Combinator Posthaven |date=October 7, 2015 |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> | | 2015 || October || || YC introduces YC Research to fund long-term fundamental research. YC President {{w|Sam Altman}} donates US$ 10million.<ref name="ycombinator.com">{{cite web |last=Altman |first=Sam |url=http://blog.ycombinator.com/yc-research|title=YC Research|work=Y Combinator Posthaven |date=October 7, 2015 |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
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+ | | 2015 || October || || Nonprofit research lab YC Research is announced. Researchers would be paid as full-time employees and be able to receive equity in Y Combinator.<ref name="ycombinator.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/10/07/sam-altman-commits-10m-to-start-y-combinator-research-lab/|title=Sam Altman commits $10M to start Y Combinator research lab|first=Ken|last=Yeung|work=VentureBeat}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/10/7/9473703/y-combinator-research|title=Y Combinator is launching its own in-house moonshot group|first=Casey|last=Newton|date=7 October 2015|publisher=Vox Media|work=The Verge}}</ref> | ||
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| 2015 || November || || {{w|Garry Tan}} leaves {{w|Y Combinator}}.<ref name=":2" /> | | 2015 || November || || {{w|Garry Tan}} leaves {{w|Y Combinator}}.<ref name=":2" /> | ||
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| 2016 || January || || {{w|Y Combinator}} announces version 2 of the program, with participating companies receiving US$ 20,000 investment for a 1.5% equity stake. The equity stake is structured as a {{w|convertible security}} that only converts into shares if a company has an [[w:Initial public offering|IPO]], or a funding event or acquisition that values the company at US$ 100 million or more.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Fellowship V2|url = http://blog.ycombinator.com/fellowship-v2|website = Y Combinator Posthaven|access-date = 18 June 2016}}</ref> | | 2016 || January || || {{w|Y Combinator}} announces version 2 of the program, with participating companies receiving US$ 20,000 investment for a 1.5% equity stake. The equity stake is structured as a {{w|convertible security}} that only converts into shares if a company has an [[w:Initial public offering|IPO]], or a funding event or acquisition that values the company at US$ 100 million or more.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Fellowship V2|url = http://blog.ycombinator.com/fellowship-v2|website = Y Combinator Posthaven|access-date = 18 June 2016}}</ref> | ||
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+ | | 2016 || January || || A second study on {{w|basic income}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=YCR is a non-profit research lab |url=https://ycr.org |work=Y Combinator Research |accessdate=18 June 2016}}</ref> | ||
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| 2016 || August 11 || || {{w|Y Combinator}} announces that YC partners would be visiting 11 countries during the fall to meet with founders and learn more about how they can be helpful to international startup communities. These 11 countries are {{w|Nigeria}}, {{w|Denmark}}, {{w|Portugal}}, {{w|Sweden}}, {{w|Germany}}, {{w|Russia}}, {{w|Argentina}}, {{w|Chile}}, {{w|Mexico}}, {{w|Israel}}, and {{w|India}}.<ref name="ycblogaug2016">{{cite web|last1=Manalac|first1=Kat|title=YC Office Hours in 11 Countries This Fall|url=https://blog.ycombinator.com/yc-office-hours-in-11-countries-this-fall|website=Y Combinator Posthaven|accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="inc42indiaaug2016">{{cite web|last1=Modgil|first1=Shweta|title=YCombinator Is Coming To India This September; Here’s Why You Should Be Excited|url=https://inc42.com/buzz/ycombinator-coming-to-india/|website=Inc 42|accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> | | 2016 || August 11 || || {{w|Y Combinator}} announces that YC partners would be visiting 11 countries during the fall to meet with founders and learn more about how they can be helpful to international startup communities. These 11 countries are {{w|Nigeria}}, {{w|Denmark}}, {{w|Portugal}}, {{w|Sweden}}, {{w|Germany}}, {{w|Russia}}, {{w|Argentina}}, {{w|Chile}}, {{w|Mexico}}, {{w|Israel}}, and {{w|India}}.<ref name="ycblogaug2016">{{cite web|last1=Manalac|first1=Kat|title=YC Office Hours in 11 Countries This Fall|url=https://blog.ycombinator.com/yc-office-hours-in-11-countries-this-fall|website=Y Combinator Posthaven|accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="inc42indiaaug2016">{{cite web|last1=Modgil|first1=Shweta|title=YCombinator Is Coming To India This September; Here’s Why You Should Be Excited|url=https://inc42.com/buzz/ycombinator-coming-to-india/|website=Inc 42|accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
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+ | | 2016 || September || || "Sam Altman announced that the fellowship will be discontinued." | ||
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+ | | 2017 || || || {{w|Y Combinator}} announces Startup School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/16/startup-school/|title=1500+ startups graduate Y Combinator’s first online Startup School|last=|first=|date=|website=TechCrunch|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
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+ | | 2018 || || || Y Combinator announces a new batch of startup school | ||
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| 2019 || March || || It is reported that {{w|Y Combinator}} would be moving headquarters to {{w|San Francisco}}.<ref name=FootnoteA>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2019/03/11/venture-capital-andreessen-horowitz-y-combinator.html |title=Venture capital powerhouse is latest Silicon Valley firm to open San Francisco office |last=Kawamoto |first=Dawn |date= March 11, 2019|website=www.bizjournals.com |publisher=''[[San Francisco Business Times]]'' |access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref> | | 2019 || March || || It is reported that {{w|Y Combinator}} would be moving headquarters to {{w|San Francisco}}.<ref name=FootnoteA>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2019/03/11/venture-capital-andreessen-horowitz-y-combinator.html |title=Venture capital powerhouse is latest Silicon Valley firm to open San Francisco office |last=Kawamoto |first=Dawn |date= March 11, 2019|website=www.bizjournals.com |publisher=''[[San Francisco Business Times]]'' |access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref> |
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2005 | March 1 | Y Combinator is founded by Paul Graham, Jessica Livingston, Trevor Blackwell and Robert Tappan Morris.[1].[2] | |
2009 | January | Y Combinator announces that the Cambridge program would be closed and all future programs would take place in Silicon Valley.[3] | |
2010 | Early year | "In early 2010, Harj Taggar joined as an advisor" | |
2010 | September | Alexis Ohanian joins Y Combinator.[4] | |
2010 | November | Paul Buchheit and Harj Taggar are named partners.[5] | |
2011 | January | Yuri Milner starts automatically backing all Y Combinator companies, with each start-up receiving US$150,000 from Milner and investor Ron Conway.[6][7] | |
2011 | January | Garry Tan joins Y Combinator, first as designer-in-residence and later as partner.[8][9] | |
2011 | Aaron Iba joins as a partner.[10] | ||
2013 | September | Paul Graham announces Y Combinator would fund nonprofit organizations accepted into its program after having tested the concept with Watsi (while continuing to fund mostly for-profit startups).[11] | |
2014 | February | Paul Graham announces Sam Altman would take over as President of Y Combinator.[12] | |
2015 | May | Taggar leaves Y Combinator.[13] | |
2015 | July | Y Combinator introduces the YC Fellowship Program aimed at companies at an earlier stage than the main program.[14] | |
2015 | October | Y Combinator introduces the YC Continuity Fund. The fund allows Y Combinator to make pro rata investments in their alumni companies with valuations under US$300 million. Y Combinator also considers leading or participating in later stage growth financing rounds for YC companies.[15] | |
2015 | October | YC introduces YC Research to fund long-term fundamental research. YC President Sam Altman donates US$ 10million.[16] | |
2015 | October | Nonprofit research lab YC Research is announced. Researchers would be paid as full-time employees and be able to receive equity in Y Combinator.[16][17][18] | |
2015 | November | Garry Tan leaves Y Combinator.[9] | |
2016 | January | Y Combinator announces version 2 of the program, with participating companies receiving US$ 20,000 investment for a 1.5% equity stake. The equity stake is structured as a convertible security that only converts into shares if a company has an IPO, or a funding event or acquisition that values the company at US$ 100 million or more.[19] | |
2016 | January | A second study on basic income.[20] | |
2016 | August 11 | Y Combinator announces that YC partners would be visiting 11 countries during the fall to meet with founders and learn more about how they can be helpful to international startup communities. These 11 countries are Nigeria, Denmark, Portugal, Sweden, Germany, Russia, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Israel, and India.[21][22] | |
2016 | September | "Sam Altman announced that the fellowship will be discontinued." | |
2017 | Y Combinator announces Startup School.[23] | ||
2018 | Y Combinator announces a new batch of startup school | ||
2019 | March | It is reported that Y Combinator would be moving headquarters to San Francisco.[24] | |
2019 | May 20 | Y Combinator announces Geoff Ralston as new President of YC.[25] Meanwhile, Sam Altman would be transitioning to Chairman to spend more time focusing on Open AI.[26][27] |
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- ↑ Graham, Paul (March 15, 2012). "How Y Combinator Started". Y Combinator. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ "Y Combinator". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Graham, Paul (January 2009). "California Year-Round". Y Combinator. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 (2010-09-01). "Reddit Cofounder Alexis Ohanian To Join Y Combinator". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ↑ Graham, Paul (2010-11-12). "Y Combinator announces two new partners, Paul Buchheit and Harj Taggar". Y Combinator Posterous. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Arrington, Michael. "Start Fund: Yuri Milner, SV Angel Offer EVERY New Y Combinator Startup $150k". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ "Hacker News". news.ycombinator.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Melanson, Mike (2011-01-14). "Posterous Co-Founder Garry Tan Leaves for Y Combinator". Readwriteweb.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Former Y Combinator Partner Garry Tan on What Too Many Startups Get Wrong". Fortune. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Tan, Garry (January 23, 2012). "Welcome Garry and Aaron". Y Combinator Posthaven. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Ken Yeung (6 September 2013). "Y Combinator To Fund Non-Profit Startups With Charitable Donations". The Next Web. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Graham, Paul (February 21, 2014). "Sam Altman for President". Y Combinator. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Former YC Partner Harj Taggar Is Building The New Technical Hiring Pipeline With TripleByte (May 7, 2015), Kim-Mai Cutler, TechCrunch
- ↑ Loizos, Connie (July 20, 2015). "Y Combinator Just Introduced a New Program to Reach Up to "1,000" Companies Per Year". TechCrunch. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Altman, Sam (October 15, 2015). "YC Continuity". Y Combinator. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Altman, Sam (October 7, 2015). "YC Research". Y Combinator Posthaven. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Yeung, Ken. "Sam Altman commits $10M to start Y Combinator research lab". VentureBeat.
- ↑ Newton, Casey (7 October 2015). "Y Combinator is launching its own in-house moonshot group". The Verge. Vox Media.
- ↑ "Fellowship V2". Y Combinator Posthaven. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ↑ "YCR is a non-profit research lab". Y Combinator Research. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ↑ Manalac, Kat. "YC Office Hours in 11 Countries This Fall". Y Combinator Posthaven. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Modgil, Shweta. "YCombinator Is Coming To India This September; Here's Why You Should Be Excited". Inc 42. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ "1500+ startups graduate Y Combinator's first online Startup School". TechCrunch. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Kawamoto, Dawn (March 11, 2019). "Venture capital powerhouse is latest Silicon Valley firm to open San Francisco office". www.bizjournals.com. San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Altman, Sam. "Geoff Ralston for President". Y Combinator. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Combinator, Y. "Updates from YC". Y Combinator. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ↑ "Y Combinator president Sam Altman steps down to focus on OpenAI". VentureBeat. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2019-05-27.