> Most of the companies YC funds (250+ / year) That's the numerator, but what's the denominator? I couldn't find any official numbers from YC but some Quora "a

> Most of the companies YC funds (250+ / year) That's the numerator, but what's the denominator? I couldn't find any official numbers from YC but some Quora "answers" https://www.quora.com/How-many-people-apply-to-Y-Combinator-each-cycle https://www.quora.com/How-many-people-apply-to-Y-Combinator-... If the 8-9k per batch is to be believed, that could be under a 1% chance for success of a "cold" application and still fall under "most" of the accepted ones. It's also unclear how repeat applications affect the likelihood. That certainly counts as "ever", per the OP's question, but it puts the rarity into perspective.