Difference between revisions of "Timeline of Y Combinator"
From Timelines
(43 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | This is a '''timeline of | + | This is a '''timeline of {{w|Y Combinator}}''', an American seed accelerator. |
==Big picture== | ==Big picture== | ||
Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
| 2005 || March 1 || || {{w|Y Combinator}} is founded by [[w:Paul Graham (computer programmer)|Paul Graham]], {{w|Jessica Livingston}}, {{w|Trevor Blackwell}} and {{w|Robert Tappan Morris}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.ycombinator.com/start.html|first=Paul |last=Graham|title=How Y Combinator Started|work=Y Combinator|date=March 15, 2012|accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref>.<ref name="techcrunch">{{cite web |title=Y Combinator |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/y-combinator#section-overview |website=crunchbase.com |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> | | 2005 || March 1 || || {{w|Y Combinator}} is founded by [[w:Paul Graham (computer programmer)|Paul Graham]], {{w|Jessica Livingston}}, {{w|Trevor Blackwell}} and {{w|Robert Tappan Morris}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.ycombinator.com/start.html|first=Paul |last=Graham|title=How Y Combinator Started|work=Y Combinator|date=March 15, 2012|accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref>.<ref name="techcrunch">{{cite web |title=Y Combinator |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/y-combinator#section-overview |website=crunchbase.com |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2005 || November || || [[w:Paul Graham (computer programmer)|Paul Graham]] writes an article entitled ''Startups in 13 Sentences'', which gives a list of advices and principles to startups.<ref>{{cite web |title=Startups in 13 Sentences |url=http://www.paulgraham.com/13sentences.html |website=paulgraham.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2006 || January || || [[w:Paul Graham (computer programmer)|Paul Graham]] writes an article entitled ''How to Do What You Love'', which gives insights into the importance of developing personal interests and choosing work that brings long-term fulfillment over short-term gratification.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilder |first1=Jake |title=How to Avoid the Trap of the Overwhelmed. |url=https://medium.com/the-mission/how-to-avoid-the-trap-of-the-overwhelmed-957fe2d3eb59 |website=medium.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How to Do What You Love |url=http://www.paulgraham.com/love.html |website=paulgraham.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2006 || May || || [[w:Paul Graham (computer programmer)|Paul Graham]] writes an essay entitled ''How to Be Silicon Valley'', arguing that a tech hub must have nerds and people with money, and proposing next tech hubs, like {{w|Boulder}} and {{w|Portland}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=oshiro |first1=dana |title=The Advantages of Launching Outside of the Valley |url=https://readwrite.com/2009/12/18/the-advantages-of-launching-ou/ |website=readwrite.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How to Be Silicon Valley |url=http://www.paulgraham.com/siliconvalley.html |website=paulgraham.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2007 || March || || [[w:Paul Graham (computer programmer)|Paul Graham]] publishes essay entitled ''Why To Not Not Start A Startup'', which consists of his detailed responses to 16 doubts people typically have about launching their own tech business.<ref>{{cite web |title=YC Founder’s Response To 16 Common Doubts About Starting A Startup |url=https://www.10xmanagement.com/yc-founders-response-to-16-common-doubts-about-starting-a-startup/ |website=10xmanagement.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2009 || January || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] announces that the Cambridge program would be closed and all future programs would take place in {{w|Silicon Valley}}.<ref>{{cite web |first=Paul |last=Graham |url=http://old.ycombinator.com/ycca.html|work=Y Combinator|title=California Year-Round|date=January 2009|accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2010 || Early year || || {{w|Harjeet Taggar}} joins [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] as an advisor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Buchheit, Creator of Gmail, Leaves Facebook for Y Combinator |url=https://mashable.com/2010/11/12/paul-buchheit-y-combinator/ |website=mashable.com |accessdate=23 June 2019}}</ref> |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 2019 || May 20 || || {{w|Sam Altman}} announces | + | | 2010 || September || || {{w|Alexis Ohanian}} joins [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/01/reddit-cofounder-alexis-ohanian-to-join-y-combinator/ |title=Reddit Cofounder Alexis Ohanian To Join Y Combinator |work=TechCrunch |date=2010-09-01 |accessdate=2012-02-28}}</ref> |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2010 || October || || [[w:Paul Graham (computer programmer)|Paul Graham]] writes essay entitled ''What We Look for in Founders'', summarizing a set of qualities sought in startup founders.<ref>{{cite web |title=What We Look for in Founders |url=http://www.paulgraham.com/founders.html |website=paulgraham.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2010 || November || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] announces two new partners: American entrepreneur {{w|Paul Buchheit}}, and {{w|Harj Taggar}}, a former participant in the YC program hired to help advise startups.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kincaid |first1=Jason |title=Y Combinator Names First New Partners Since 2005: Paul Buchheit And Harj Taggar |url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/11/12/y-combinator-names-first-new-partners-since-2005-paul-buchheit-and-harj-taggar/ |website=techcrunch.com |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Y Combinator announces two new partners, Paul Buchheit and Harj Taggar |url=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1898432 |website=news.ycombinator.com |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Graham |first=Paul |url=http://ycombinator.posterous.com/y-combinator-announces-two-new-partners-paul |title=Y Combinator announces two new partners, Paul Buchheit and Harj Taggar |publisher=Y Combinator Posterous |date=2010-11-12 |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2011 || January || || {{w|Yuri Milner}} starts automatically backing all [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] companies, with each start-up receiving US$150,000 from Milner and investor {{w|Ron Conway}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arrington |first1=Michael |title=Start Fund: Yuri Milner, SV Angel Offer EVERY New Y Combinator Startup $150k |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venture-milner-ycombinator/facebook-backer-yuri-milner-exits-automatic-y-combinator-investments-idUSBRE9BF1GA20131216 |website=techcrunch.com |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hacker News |url=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2154706 |website=news.ycombinator.com |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2011 || January || || {{w|Garry Tan}} joins [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]], first as designer-in-residence and later as partner.<ref>{{cite web|last=Melanson |first=Mike |url=https://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/posterous_co-founder_garry_tan_leaves_for_y_combin.php |title=Posterous Co-Founder Garry Tan Leaves for Y Combinator |publisher=Readwriteweb.com |date=2011-01-14 |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2016/08/03/garry-tan-posthaven-y-combinator/|title=Former Y Combinator Partner Garry Tan on What Too Many Startups Get Wrong|website=Fortune|language=en|access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2011 || || || {{w|Aaron Iba}} joins [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] as a partner.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tan|first=Garry|title=Welcome Garry and Aaron|work=Y Combinator Posthaven|url=http://blog.ycombinator.com/welcome-garry-and-aaron |date=January 23, 2012 |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2013 || August || || [[w:Paul Graham (computer programmer)|Paul Graham]] writes essay entitled ''How to Convince Investors''.<ref>{{cite web |title=How to Convince Investors |url=http://www.paulgraham.com/convince.html |website=paulgraham.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2013 || September || || [[w:Paul Graham (computer programmer)|Paul Graham]] writes essay entitled ''How to Raise Money'', which focuses on phase 2 fundraising.<ref>{{cite web |title=How to Raise Money |url=http://www.paulgraham.com/fr.html |website=paulgraham.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2013 || September || || [[w:Paul Graham (computer programmer)|Paul Graham]] announces [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] would fund nonprofit organizations accepted into its program after having tested the concept with {{w|Watsi}} (while continuing to fund mostly for-profit startups).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/09/06/following-watsi-y-combinator-to-now-fund-non-profit-startups-in-the-form-of-a-charitable-donation/|title=Y Combinator To Fund Non-Profit Startups With Charitable Donations|author=Ken Yeung|date=6 September 2013|work=The Next Web|accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2013 || October || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] opens a satellite office in {{w|San Francisco}}.<ref name="The Silicon Valley exodus continues"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Y Combinator opens S.F. satellite office |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/10/11/y-combinator-opens-sf-satellite-office.html |website=bizjournals.com |accessdate=19 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lawler |first1=Ryan |title=As More Startups Move To San Francisco, Y Combinator Opens A Satellite Office In The City |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/10/10/yc-sf/ |website=techcrunch.com |accessdate=19 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2014 || February || || [[w:Paul Graham (computer programmer)|Paul Graham]] announces {{w|Sam Altman}} would take over as President of [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]].<ref name="SamForPres">{{cite web |first=Paul |last=Graham |url=http://blog.ycombinator.com/sam-altman-for-president|work=Y Combinator|title=Sam Altman for President|date=February 21, 2014 |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2014 || March || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] hosts its first annual Female Founders Conference.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Livingston |first1=Jessica |title=What We Learned From 40 Female YC Founders |url=https://blog.ycombinator.com/what-we-learned-from-40-female-yc-founders/ |website=blog.ycombinator.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2014 || March || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] graduates its first class of nonprofit organizations. The six graduates of the program are expected to further their social missions by focusing on their business model rather than solely relying on donations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Calif. Tech Companies Aim to Help Charities Start Business Ventures |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Calif-Tech-Companies-Aim-to/222399 |website=philanthropy.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2014 || April 22 || || "We have a new standard deal at YC—we’ll invest $120k for 7%. While we may deviate from this in exceptional cases, it will still be the case for almost all of the companies we fund."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Altman |first1=Sam |title=The New Deal |url=https://blog.ycombinator.com/the-new-deal/ |website=blog.ycombinator.com |accessdate=19 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2014 || April || || YC Combinator starts expanding its reach to back {{w|biotechnology}} start-ups.<ref>{{cite web |title=Start-up investor bets on biotech |url=https://www.nature.com/news/start-up-investor-bets-on-biotech-1.15096 |website=nature.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ycombinator Gets Into Biotech |url=https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2014/04/25/ycombinator_gets_into_biotech |website=blogs.sciencemag.org |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2015 || February || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] hosts its second annual Female Founders Conference.<ref>{{cite web |title=Female founders explain what it takes to start your own company |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/advice-from-y-combinators-female-founders-conference-2015-3 |website=businessinsider.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2015 || March || Team || {{w|Peter Thiel}} joins [[w:Y Combinator (company)|Y Combinator]] as one of 10 part-time partners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.ycombinator.com/welcome-peter|title=Welcome Peter|work=Y Combinator Posthaven|accessdate=23 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2015 || March || || A four-hour invite-only crash course by {{w|Sam Altman}} is held at the seed fund's headquarters to teach new {{w|angel investor}}s how to "evaluate founders and their ideas and how angels can be helpful to companies they invest in".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kosoff |first1=Maya |title=Angel investing is so huge, there's a 4-hour crash course to teach people how to do it |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/angel-investing-is-so-huge-theres-a-4-hour-crash-course-2015-7 |website=businessinsider.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2015 || May || || {{w|Harjeet Taggar}} leaves [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]].<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/07/triplebyte/ Former YC Partner Harj Taggar Is Building The New Technical Hiring Pipeline With TripleByte] (May 7, 2015), Kim-Mai Cutler, ''{{w|TechCrunch}}''</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Loizos |first1=Connie |title=Garry Tan Says Goodbye to Y Combinator |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/11/06/garry-tan-says-goodbye-to-y-combinator/ |website=techcrunch.com |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2015 || July || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] introduces the YC Fellowship Program aimed at companies at an earlier stage than the main program.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Loizos|first=Connie|title=Y Combinator Just Introduced a New Program to Reach Up to "1,000" Companies Per Year|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/20/y-combinator-just-introduced-a-new-program-to-reach-up-to-1000-companies-per-year/ |work=TechCrunch|date=July 20, 2015|accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2015 || August 26 || || ''[[w:Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' calls [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] "a spawning ground for emerging tech giants".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2015/08/26/meet-y-combinators-new-coo/|title=Meet Y Combinator's New COO|accessdate=2016-02-08|publisher=Fortune|first=Leena|last=Rao|date=2015-08-26}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2015 || October || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] introduces the Y Combinator Continuity Fund. The fund allows Y Combinator to make {{w|pro rata}} investments in their alumni companies with valuations under US$300 million. Y Combinator also considers leading or participating in later stage growth financing rounds for YC companies.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Altman|first1=Sam|title=YC Continuity|url=https://blog.ycombinator.com/yc-continuity-fund|work=Y Combinator|date=October 15, 2015|accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2015 || October || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] introduces Y Combinator Research to fund long-term fundamental research. YC President {{w|Sam Altman}} donates US$ 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 || || 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 $10M to start Y Combinator research lab|first=Ken|last=Yeung|work=VentureBeat}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/10/7/9473703/y-combinator-research|title=Y Combinator is launching its own in-house moonshot group|first=Casey|last=Newton|date=7 October 2015|publisher=Vox Media|work=The Verge}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2015 || November || Team || {{w|Garry Tan}} leaves [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]].<ref name=":2" /> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2016 || January || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] announces version 2 of the program, with participating companies receiving US$ 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 (company)|YC]] announces its intention to run {{w|basic income}} experiment with giving people enough money to subsist. The small pilot program is set to run in {{w|Oakland, California}}, where some people would receive a fixed set of money every month.<ref>{{cite web |title=YCR is a non-profit research lab |url=https://ycr.org |work=Y Combinator Research |accessdate=18 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dale |first1=Brady |title=Y Combinator and GiveDirectly Move on Basic Income |url=https://observer.com/2016/05/y-combinator-givedirectly-basic-income/ |website=observer.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Money for Nothing: A Bold Plan for the Future of Work |url=https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/articles/node/1820/money-for-nothing-a-bold-plan-for-the-future-of-work |website=columbia.edu |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2016 || August 11 || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] 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 || September || || "Sam Altman announced that the fellowship will be discontinued." | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2017 || January || Team || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] recruits the {{w|American Civil Liberties Union}} as an advisor on immigration, after the group has successfully stopped President {{w|Donald Trump}}’s ban on immigrants from certain nations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Silicon Valley’s Peter Thiel Finally Cuts Ties with Y Combinator |url=https://www.breitbart.com/local/2017/11/20/silicon-valleys-peter-thiel-finally-cuts-ties-with-y-combinator/ |website=breitbart.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2017 || || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] 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> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2017 || || || Australian quantum physicist {{w|Michael Nielsen}} becomes research fellow at [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] Research.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://michaelnielsen.org/|title=Michael Nielsen|website=michaelnielsen.org|access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2017 || June || Recognition || ''[[w:Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]'' ranks [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] one of two "Platinum Plus Tier U.S. Accelerators".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2017/06/07/best-accelerators-of-2017/#65ed870110cb|title=The Best Startup Accelerators Of 2017|work=Forbes}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2017 || June 16 || || 1,584 companies complete [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]]’s online Startup School Founders Track program, a figure out of 2,820 startups accepted from the 13,321 companies that applied to Y Combinator’s 10-week program of one-on-one mentorship from past YC startup founders, virtual office hours with a group of fellow students, and an online lecture series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Constine |first1=Josh |title=1500+ startups graduate Y Combinator’s first online Startup School |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/16/startup-school/ |website=techcrunch.com |accessdate=19 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2018 || July 18 || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] announces a new batch of startup school.<ref>{{cite web |title=Announcing Startup School 2018 |url=https://blog.ycombinator.com/announcing-startup-school-2018/ |website=blog.ycombinator.com |accessdate=19 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2018 || Summertime || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] reaches US$100 billion in market value for their portfolio of 1867 startups they’ve invested in since 2005.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Paris |first1=Martine |title=Y Combinator Hits $100 Billion: Interview With YC Co-Founder Jessica Livingston |url=https://medium.com/futuretimes/y-combinator-hits-100-billion-interview-with-yc-co-founder-jessica-livingston-179d0c4bee0 |website=medium.com |accessdate=23 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2018 || August || Team || Chinese-American engineer {{w|Qi Lu}} joins [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] as the Head of YC Research and to run YC China.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Altman |first1=Sam |title=YC China + Qi Lu |url=https://blog.ycombinator.com/yc-china-qi-lu/ |website=YCombinator |accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2018/08/14/y-combinator-china-qi-lu/|title=Y Combinator is launching a startup program in China|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=23 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2018 || September 28 || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] announces it will increase the size of its investments to US$ 150,000 for 7 percent equity starting with its winter 2019 batch.<ref name="The Silicon Valley exodus continues"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Kate |title=Y Combinator is changing up the way it invests |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/28/y-combinator-is-changing-up-the-way-it-invests/ |website=techcrunch.com |accessdate=19 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Y Combinator is changing up the way it invests |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/feed/6163851/y-combinator-is-changing-up-the-way-it-invests |website=oklahoman.com |accessdate=19 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How YC Has Changed |url=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18095333 |website=news.ycombinator.com |accessdate=19 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2018 || || || [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] companies raise over US$ 964 million across 97 Series in the year.<ref name="Investors">{{cite web |title=Investors |url=https://www.ycombinator.com/investors/ |website=ycombinator.com |accessdate=23 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2019 || March || || It is reported that [[w:Y Combinator (company)|YC]] 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><ref name="The Silicon Valley exodus continues">{{cite web |title=The Silicon Valley exodus continues |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/05/the-silicon-valley-exodus-continues/ |website=techcrunch.com |accessdate=19 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2019 || May 20 || || {{w|Y Combinator}} announces {{w|Geoff Ralston}} as new President of YC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.ycombinator.com/geoff-ralston-for-president/|title=Geoff Ralston for President|last=Altman|first=Sam|website=Y Combinator|language=en-US|access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref> Meanwhile, Sam Altman would be transitioning to Chairman to spend more time focusing on [[w:OpenAI|Open AI]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://blog.ycombinator.com/updates-from-yc/|title=Updates from YC|last=Combinator|first=Y.|website=Y Combinator|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/03/08/y-combinator-president-sam-altman-steps-down-to-focus-on-openai/|title=Y Combinator president Sam Altman steps down to focus on OpenAI|date=2019-03-08|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} |
Revision as of 13:36, 24 June 2019
This is a timeline of Y Combinator, an American seed accelerator.
Contents
Big picture
Time period | Development summary | More details |
---|
Full timeline
Year | Month and date | Event type | Details |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | March 1 | Y Combinator is founded by Paul Graham, Jessica Livingston, Trevor Blackwell and Robert Tappan Morris.[1].[2] | |
2005 | November | Paul Graham writes an article entitled Startups in 13 Sentences, which gives a list of advices and principles to startups.[3] | |
2006 | January | Paul Graham writes an article entitled How to Do What You Love, which gives insights into the importance of developing personal interests and choosing work that brings long-term fulfillment over short-term gratification.[4][5] | |
2006 | May | Paul Graham writes an essay entitled How to Be Silicon Valley, arguing that a tech hub must have nerds and people with money, and proposing next tech hubs, like Boulder and Portland.[6][7] | |
2007 | March | Paul Graham publishes essay entitled Why To Not Not Start A Startup, which consists of his detailed responses to 16 doubts people typically have about launching their own tech business.[8] | |
2009 | January | YC announces that the Cambridge program would be closed and all future programs would take place in Silicon Valley.[9] | |
2010 | Early year | Harjeet Taggar joins YC as an advisor.[10] | |
2010 | September | Alexis Ohanian joins YC.[11] | |
2010 | October | Paul Graham writes essay entitled What We Look for in Founders, summarizing a set of qualities sought in startup founders.[12] | |
2010 | November | YC announces two new partners: American entrepreneur Paul Buchheit, and Harj Taggar, a former participant in the YC program hired to help advise startups.[13][14][15] | |
2011 | January | Yuri Milner starts automatically backing all YC companies, with each start-up receiving US$150,000 from Milner and investor Ron Conway.[16][17] | |
2011 | January | Garry Tan joins YC, first as designer-in-residence and later as partner.[18][19] | |
2011 | Aaron Iba joins YC as a partner.[20] | ||
2013 | August | Paul Graham writes essay entitled How to Convince Investors.[21] | |
2013 | September | Paul Graham writes essay entitled How to Raise Money, which focuses on phase 2 fundraising.[22] | |
2013 | September | Paul Graham announces YC would fund nonprofit organizations accepted into its program after having tested the concept with Watsi (while continuing to fund mostly for-profit startups).[23] | |
2013 | October | YC opens a satellite office in San Francisco.[24][25][26] | |
2014 | February | Paul Graham announces Sam Altman would take over as President of YC.[27] | |
2014 | March | YC hosts its first annual Female Founders Conference.[28] | |
2014 | March | YC graduates its first class of nonprofit organizations. The six graduates of the program are expected to further their social missions by focusing on their business model rather than solely relying on donations.[29] | |
2014 | April 22 | "We have a new standard deal at YC—we’ll invest $120k for 7%. While we may deviate from this in exceptional cases, it will still be the case for almost all of the companies we fund."[30] | |
2014 | April | YC Combinator starts expanding its reach to back biotechnology start-ups.[31][32] | |
2015 | February | YC hosts its second annual Female Founders Conference.[33] | |
2015 | March | Team | Peter Thiel joins Y Combinator as one of 10 part-time partners.[34] |
2015 | March | A four-hour invite-only crash course by Sam Altman is held at the seed fund's headquarters to teach new angel investors how to "evaluate founders and their ideas and how angels can be helpful to companies they invest in".[35] | |
2015 | May | Harjeet Taggar leaves YC.[36][37] | |
2015 | July | YC introduces the YC Fellowship Program aimed at companies at an earlier stage than the main program.[38] | |
2015 | August 26 | Fortune calls YC "a spawning ground for emerging tech giants".[39] | |
2015 | October | YC introduces the Y Combinator Continuity Fund. The fund allows Y Combinator to make pro rata investments in their alumni companies with valuations under US$300 million. Y Combinator also considers leading or participating in later stage growth financing rounds for YC companies.[40] | |
2015 | October | YC introduces Y Combinator Research to fund long-term fundamental research. YC President Sam Altman donates US$ 10million.[41] | |
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.[41][42][43] | |
2015 | November | Team | Garry Tan leaves YC.[19] |
2016 | January | YC 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.[44] | |
2016 | January | YC announces its intention to run basic income experiment with giving people enough money to subsist. The small pilot program is set to run in Oakland, California, where some people would receive a fixed set of money every month.[45][46][47] | |
2016 | August 11 | YC 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.[48][49] | |
2016 | September | "Sam Altman announced that the fellowship will be discontinued." | |
2017 | January | Team | YC recruits the American Civil Liberties Union as an advisor on immigration, after the group has successfully stopped President Donald Trump’s ban on immigrants from certain nations.[50] |
2017 | YC announces Startup School.[51] | ||
2017 | Australian quantum physicist Michael Nielsen becomes research fellow at YC Research.[52] | ||
2017 | June | Recognition | Forbes ranks YC one of two "Platinum Plus Tier U.S. Accelerators".[53] |
2017 | June 16 | 1,584 companies complete YC’s online Startup School Founders Track program, a figure out of 2,820 startups accepted from the 13,321 companies that applied to Y Combinator’s 10-week program of one-on-one mentorship from past YC startup founders, virtual office hours with a group of fellow students, and an online lecture series.[54] | |
2018 | July 18 | YC announces a new batch of startup school.[55] | |
2018 | Summertime | YC reaches US$100 billion in market value for their portfolio of 1867 startups they’ve invested in since 2005.[56] | |
2018 | August | Team | Chinese-American engineer Qi Lu joins YC as the Head of YC Research and to run YC China.[57][58] |
2018 | September 28 | YC announces it will increase the size of its investments to US$ 150,000 for 7 percent equity starting with its winter 2019 batch.[24][59][60][61] | |
2018 | YC companies raise over US$ 964 million across 97 Series in the year.[62] | ||
2019 | March | It is reported that YC would be moving headquarters to San Francisco.[63][24] | |
2019 | May 20 | Y Combinator announces Geoff Ralston as new President of YC.[64] Meanwhile, Sam Altman would be transitioning to Chairman to spend more time focusing on Open AI.[65][66] |
Meta information on the timeline
How the timeline was built
The initial version of the timeline was written by User:Sebastian.
Funding information for this timeline is available.
Feedback and comments
Feedback for the timeline can be provided at the following places:
- FIXME
What the timeline is still missing
Timeline update strategy
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Graham, Paul (March 15, 2012). "How Y Combinator Started". Y Combinator. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ "Y Combinator". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ "Startups in 13 Sentences". paulgraham.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ Wilder, Jake. "How to Avoid the Trap of the Overwhelmed.". medium.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "How to Do What You Love". paulgraham.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ oshiro, dana. "The Advantages of Launching Outside of the Valley". readwrite.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "How to Be Silicon Valley". paulgraham.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "YC Founder's Response To 16 Common Doubts About Starting A Startup". 10xmanagement.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ Graham, Paul (January 2009). "California Year-Round". Y Combinator. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ "Paul Buchheit, Creator of Gmail, Leaves Facebook for Y Combinator". mashable.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ↑ Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 (2010-09-01). "Reddit Cofounder Alexis Ohanian To Join Y Combinator". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ↑ "What We Look for in Founders". paulgraham.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ Kincaid, Jason. "Y Combinator Names First New Partners Since 2005: Paul Buchheit And Harj Taggar". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ "Y Combinator announces two new partners, Paul Buchheit and Harj Taggar". news.ycombinator.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "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.
- ↑ "How to Convince Investors". paulgraham.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "How to Raise Money". paulgraham.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ Ken Yeung (6 September 2013). "Y Combinator To Fund Non-Profit Startups With Charitable Donations". The Next Web. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 "The Silicon Valley exodus continues". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ↑ "Y Combinator opens S.F. satellite office". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ↑ Lawler, Ryan. "As More Startups Move To San Francisco, Y Combinator Opens A Satellite Office In The City". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ↑ Graham, Paul (February 21, 2014). "Sam Altman for President". Y Combinator. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Livingston, Jessica. "What We Learned From 40 Female YC Founders". blog.ycombinator.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "Calif. Tech Companies Aim to Help Charities Start Business Ventures". philanthropy.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ Altman, Sam. "The New Deal". blog.ycombinator.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ↑ "Start-up investor bets on biotech". nature.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "Ycombinator Gets Into Biotech". blogs.sciencemag.org. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "Female founders explain what it takes to start your own company". businessinsider.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "Welcome Peter". Y Combinator Posthaven. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ↑ Kosoff, Maya. "Angel investing is so huge, there's a 4-hour crash course to teach people how to do it". businessinsider.com. Retrieved 24 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. "Garry Tan Says Goodbye to Y Combinator". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Rao, Leena (2015-08-26). "Meet Y Combinator's New COO". Fortune. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ Altman, Sam (October 15, 2015). "YC Continuity". Y Combinator. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 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.
- ↑ Dale, Brady. "Y Combinator and GiveDirectly Move on Basic Income". observer.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "Money for Nothing: A Bold Plan for the Future of Work". columbia.edu. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Silicon Valley's Peter Thiel Finally Cuts Ties with Y Combinator". breitbart.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "1500+ startups graduate Y Combinator's first online Startup School". TechCrunch. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ "Michael Nielsen". michaelnielsen.org. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ "The Best Startup Accelerators Of 2017". Forbes.
- ↑ Constine, Josh. "1500+ startups graduate Y Combinator's first online Startup School". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ↑ "Announcing Startup School 2018". blog.ycombinator.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ↑ Paris, Martine. "Y Combinator Hits $100 Billion: Interview With YC Co-Founder Jessica Livingston". medium.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ↑ Altman, Sam. "YC China + Qi Lu". YCombinator. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ↑ "Y Combinator is launching a startup program in China". TechCrunch. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ↑ Clark, Kate. "Y Combinator is changing up the way it invests". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ↑ "Y Combinator is changing up the way it invests". oklahoman.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ↑ "How YC Has Changed". news.ycombinator.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ↑ "Investors". ycombinator.com. Retrieved 23 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.