Accelerator · Y Combinator
Y Combinator
- P2 Later
- Later
- Apply later
Assessment & status
- Recommendation
- Apply later
- Priority
- P2 Later
- Fit for Current Stage
- Later
- Preference Alignment
- Strong
- External Status
- Rolling
Funding & terms
- Investment Terms
- $500K immediately: $125K for 7% plus $375K uncapped MFN SAFE
- Company Funding
- $500K upfront
- Cash / Benefit Type
- Upfront investment
- Funding Timing
- On acceptance
- Funding Before Full-time
- Yes
- Economic Caveats
- The brand is not a reason to submit a confused multi-project application. Late applications are possible but a clean future batch is better unless evidence changes materially.
Eligibility
- Stage Accepted
- Idea, Prototype, MVP, Traction, Revenue
- Traction Requirement
- Helpful
- Sector or Thesis
- General, AI, Devtools, B2B SaaS
- Region
- Global, United States
- Location
- San Francisco / global
- Format
- Hybrid
- Solo Eligibility
- Yes
- Company Required
- Can be unincorporated
- Cofounder Support
- Available
- Visa or Work Rights
- Founders must handle US travel/visa and company setup; YC participation does not itself confer work authorization.
- Relocation Required
- Temporary relocation
Commitment & support
- Can Keep Job
- No
- Full-time Expected
- After acceptance
- Weekly Load
- Full-time
- Duration
- Approximately three months
- Commitment Details
- Three-month batch; retreat plus weekly SF meetups; founders must work full-time on company
- Mentorship Depth
- High-touch
- Structure or Accountability
- High
- Customer or GTM Support
- Strong
Application
- Application Timing Notes
- Fall 2026 deadline passed; late applications accepted; otherwise next batch
- Application Requirements
- Focused company, concise written application, founder video, product/demo, exact metrics, interviews, and full-time commitment after acceptance
- Application Effort
- Very high
- Primary Value
- Funding, Brand, Mentorship, Structure, Network, Customers, Fundraising
- Brand Value
- Exceptional
- Next Action
- Apply after a focused product and customer evidence, or sooner only with a genuinely strong demo and commitment.
Notes & provenance
- Why or Decisive Note
- Exceptional brand and economics. Apply once one company story and external evidence are coherent; solo status is acceptable.
- Original Inventory
- Y Combinator, YC Application
- Legacy Commitment Signal
- Fits paid full-time
- Newly Discovered
- No
- Evidence Quality
- Official current
- Website Status
- Active
- Last Verified
- 2026-08-01
Appears in decision views
00 — All Opportunities · 02 — Brand & Prestige · 05 — Full-time After Funding · 09 — Later · One Company or Traction · 14 — Deadline Calendar · 15 — Priority Board
Imported 2026-09-26 from the Funding & Accelerators workspace (rebuilt 2026-08-02). Assessments are this portfolio's judgment, not the program's claims; verify against the official source before relying on them.