acqui-hire is not really the reason. They need people who can sell on fund-raising and these are usually people who will get hired by FAANG. If you understand t

acqui-hire is not really the reason. They need people who can sell on fund-raising and these are usually people who will get hired by FAANG. If you understand that, you'll understand the product that YC is creating (and most of VCs) and how it deviated from what they were supposed to do (actually investing).