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Kat Mañalac

05/24/19

@ Y Combinator

For female founders in YC, 33% of co-founding teams met at school, 20% at work, and just under 10% at events.

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How to Find a Cofounder - Kat Manalac

@ Y Combinator

05/24/19

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Kat Mañalac

05/24/19

@ Y Combinator

About 20% of co-founding teams in top YC companies met at work, while 16% were introduced by mutual friends.

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Kat Mañalac

05/24/19

@ Y Combinator

Among YC companies valued over a hundred million, about half of the co-founding teams met in school, primarily during their undergraduate years.

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Kat Mañalac

05/24/19

@ Y Combinator

94% of the top Y Combinator companies have co-founders, and they typically meet at school or work; an equal equity split is highly valued in these partnerships.

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Jessica Livingston

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

23% of the startups that applied to Y Combinator for this batch had a female founder, and we accepted the same percentage of startups with female founders as we had applicants.

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Kevin Hale

07/03/19

@ Y Combinator

83% of participants in Startup School were pre-launch, with 52% working full-time and 63% being single founders, which was surprising to us.

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Kevin Hale

07/03/19

@ Y Combinator

Last year, over 15,000 people registered for Startup School, with about 5,000 graduating, and 391 of those interviewed for the last YC batch, resulting in over 60 accepted companies.

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Peter Reinhardt

09/06/18

@ Y Combinator

The founder network at YC is invaluable, offering support and learning opportunities from peers at various stages of their startups.

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Jessica Livingston

09/07/24

@ Y Combinator

Events have always been a crucial part of YC, fostering community and encouraging collaboration among founders.

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Lenny's Podcast Cast

05/02/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Solo founders face challenges in gaining acceptance into Y Combinator, with a noticeable decline in their representation in recent batches.