I think the value that YC provides has to do more with its people and ethos than it's platform. Although they were the first incubator, I don't think it's the

I think the value that YC provides has to do more with its people and ethos than it's platform. Although they were the first incubator, I don't think it's the incubator model that makes them who they are (as we've seen many other competitors with the same model pop up) but rather it's the people and ethos that its founders engrained into the system that makes Y Combinator what it is. For that reason, I'm inclined to believe that the more of the traditional fundraising process Y Combinator moves into, the better it is for the overall ecosystem.