I don't know much about the relationship between solo founders and YC, but I enjoyed these responses when I asked: Does YC love solo founders AI Paul Graham:

I don't know much about the relationship between solo founders and YC, but I enjoyed these responses when I asked: Does YC love solo founders AI Paul Graham: YC loves solo founders, but it's not a good idea to tell the YC partners that. AI Paul Graham: It's true that YC loves solo founders, but it's not true that we do it because we believe that's the best thing for our portfolio companies.