Apparently YC's second most common home country for accepted applicants is the UK (tied with Canada) so I don't think the UK really needs a YC outpost as long a

Apparently YC's second most common home country for accepted applicants is the UK (tied with Canada) so I don't think the UK really needs a YC outpost as long as people are still willing to make the trip to CA. As pg says, the silicon valley area is also great for startups. For the brief few months that I've been here as a part of YCS11, it's been fantastic.