Tag: Combinator
Tracking startup focus in the latest Y Combinator cohort
First, some housekeeping: Thanks to our new corporate parents, TechCrunch has the day off tomorrow, so consider this the last chapter of The Exchange...
Pave gets Y Combinator to back better startup compensation tools, again
Pave, a San Francisco-based startup that helps companies benchmark, plan and communicate compensation to their employees, has raised a $ 46 million Series...
Singapore-based open finance startup Finantier gets backing from Y Combinator
Being “underbanked” doesn’t mean that someone lacks access to financial services. Instead, it often means they don’t have traditional bank accounts or credit cards....
Changing policy, Y Combinator cuts its pro rata stake and makes...
In a message posted to its internal communications channel earlier this week, the massive startup accelerator Y Combinator said it will change the terms...
Citing concern over COVID-19, Y Combinator moves demo day online
Startup accelerator Y Combinator announced today that it has moved its demo day online, citing a “growing concern over COVID-19,” or coronavirus. The demo...
Ready, Set, Raise — the Y Combinator for female founders —...
About one-fourth of the startups in Y Combinator’s summer batch had a female founder. Not the most disappointing statistic if you consider this:...
India’s Cashfree raises $5.5M from Korea’s Smilegate, Y Combinator and others
Cashfree, an India-based startup that specializes in making corporate banking services more accessible and easier to use, has closed a $ 5.5 million...
Our 9 favorite startups from Y Combinator W19 Demo Day 2
Heathcare kiosks, a home-cooked food marketplace, and a way for startups to earn interest on their funding topped our list of high-potential companies from...
Hired buys Y Combinator grad Py, launches assessment tool
To better measure aptitude of applicants, online career marketplace Hired has acquired Py, which helps companies like Opendoor and Niantic identify talent...
Y Combinator is changing up the way it invests
To keep up with the growing sizes of early-stage funding rounds, Y Combinator announced this morning that it will increase the size of...