Apparently YC has over a dozen active partners. They don't coordinate tightly. They compete against each other for investments and often overlap verticals. Tha

Apparently YC has over a dozen active partners. They don't coordinate tightly. They compete against each other for investments and often overlap verticals. That's why you see 2, 4, or more redundant investments in the same space from YC. It's a mess but not uncommon.