It looks more like a higher-level or job searching for startups. If YC thinks you're a good fit, they add you to a job pool for the start-ups to pick and choose

It looks more like a higher-level or job searching for startups. If YC thinks you're a good fit, they add you to a job pool for the start-ups to pick and choose people to actually interview the candidates. Some companies function like that, where the "startups" are the company teams. This is all perception of whether YC will actually follow this method of course..