A good growth rate during Y Combinator is five to ten percent week over week; hitting ten percent weekly is considered exceptional.

The last three batches of Y Combinator have consistently grown their revenue by 10% week on week, a feat not seen before in previous cycles.

The growth rates of successful startups can range from twenty to two hundred percent month over month, but they typically cluster around twenty to fifty percent month over month.

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.

The likelihood of securing Series A funding is significantly higher for Y Combinator startups, with 45% achieving this milestone compared to the industry average of 33%.

Investors in Y Combinator companies are top-tier VCs, frequently investing in these startups and often making multiple investments.

Despite initial rejection from Y Combinator, I focused on their encouragement to reapply, which motivated me to improve my startup. I set myself the goal to grow by 10 to 20% every single week, pretending as if I got into Y Combinator.

The energy and optimism surrounding the latest batch of startups at Y Combinator feel unprecedented, with a renewed sense of possibility among investors and founders alike.

Y Combinator companies demonstrate higher durability, with over 50% surviving past 10 years, compared to the average of 30% for other startups.