What is Y Combinator's stated standard deal amount?

Jason M. LemkinCEO, SaaStr · Co-Founder of SaaStr AI, SaaStr Fund, Adobe Sign

Unveiling the Powerhouse of Tech Startups: Y Combinator Investor Spotlight!

5 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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Short excerpt from a recorded YC investor spotlight pitch. The speaker frames the talk as a concise, live pitch: Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that funds early-stage startups. The transcript states YC’s standard deal is $500,000 and lists well-known portfolio companies (Stripe, Airbnb, Dropbox, Coinbase, Instacart, DoorDash) as examples of YC-backed successes.

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$500,000

Chapters

Visually boring. Remember, clear and concise, not sexy and sizzle. So no distracting slides. All right, so I'm gonna try to do this live. Let me see if I can pitch yC. I'm gonna be tricky. All right, so what do we do? We're a startup accelerator. We fund early stage startups with $500,000 standard deal. And we've invested in some of the best technology startups in last year, 18 years, including Stripe, Airbnb, Dropbox, Coinbase, Instacart, Door Dash, etc. That's two sentences. Example.