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Out of interest, how many female founders applied in the last round? That seems like far more useful+reliable data than this poll. >> "People often ask about t
by axod 18y ago
Out of interest, how many female founders applied in the last round? That seems like far more useful+reliable data than this poll.
>> "People often ask about the number of female founders we fund."
Do they ask how many black people get funding? How many Christians? How many blind people?
Asking such questions seems a bit irrelevant at best, and accusatory at worst to me.
- pg 18y agoI don't know. We don't ask.
- catherinej 18y agoActually, when a magazine interviewer asked Jessica about the percent of women among ycombinator-funded founders, I was very interested in her answer. Not because I suspected YC of bias - I didn't - but rather because I thought this percent would say something about the risks and rewards of small technical startups as perceived by women. Being a technical woman working on a startup idea, this information seemed useful to me: a possible glimpse into my personal future.