Over half of the YC companies (us included) don't really need the money. The $120k investment is only a small part of what YC does. See http://www.ycombinator.

Over half of the YC companies (us included) don't really need the money. The $120k investment is only a small part of what YC does. See http://www.ycombinator.com/atyc/ http://www.ycombinator.com/atyc/