"Shotgun" angels take a different strategy.. Edit: also, if you think about the YC acceptance rate vs the VC acceptance rate in terms of attempts to money, the

"Shotgun" angels take a different strategy.. Edit: also, if you think about the YC acceptance rate vs the VC acceptance rate in terms of attempts to money, then it is interesting that VCs consider YC a filter. IIRC, YC has a higher acceptance rate than most top-tier VCs. Note that i probably don't remember correctly ;)