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Ginkgo Bioworks (YC S14) Takes on Zymergen with $45M in Series B Funding(techcrunch.com)
51 points by katm 11y ago|16 comments
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Fonticons (YC S15) Is A Subscription Icon Service From The Maker Of Font Awesome(techcrunch.com)
97 points by katm 11y ago|29 comments
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by katm 11y ago
There are 11 or 12 healthcare/medical companies in this batch -- which isn't more than W15. They all just seem to be hitting TC at the same time.
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CareLedger (YC S15) Aims to Provide Free-to-Employees Medical Care(techcrunch.com)
32 points by katm 11y ago|18 comments
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Verge Genomics (YC S15) Wants to Cure Neurodegenerative Diseases with Algorithms(techcrunch.com)
52 points by katm 11y ago|55 comments
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Zeplin (YC S15) launches to improve designer and developer collaboration(venturebeat.com)
28 points by katm 11y ago|6 comments
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Call9 (YC S15) Delivers On-Demand Doctors in Emergency Situations(techcrunch.com)
81 points by katm 11y ago|85 comments
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by katm 11y ago
Yes! Though we'd hope that you'd make significant enough progress during the 8-weeks that you'd want to continue working full time on your startup.
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by katm 11y ago
We'd like you to submit just one idea for this. Choose the one you think is most promising.
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by katm 11y ago
We'd like teams to make as much progress as possible during the 8-weeks of the fellowship. If you have a prototype, that would mean launching and getting your first customers. If you're at idea stage that would mean building a pro
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by katm 11y ago
1) You can apply as a solo founder, though we do think it's important that the fellowship teams we fund are able to build product themselves. Working with contractors is expensive and can slow you down considerably. If you are non-tech
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by katm 11y ago
Yes - we're happy to consider teams from anywhere in the world (as long as you have a good internet connection).
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by katm 11y ago
We are open to any category of company.
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by katm 11y ago
We'll encourage YC Fellows to apply for Y Combinator -- but they won't be required to.
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by katm 11y ago
We're going to see how this initial experiment goes before we make any decisions.
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by katm 11y ago
Yes absolutely. Teams from anywhere in the world are welcome to apply. We just ask that you have a strong internet connection that allows for clear, reliable video chats.
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by katm 11y ago
Yes - we are considering hardware-based startups. We know $12k isn't a lot to get a hardware company going. We'd ask that you tell us in the application how you plan to make progress in the short amount of time, with a small amoun
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by katm 11y ago
It sounds like you may be far enough along to apply for Y Combinator (those applications open in late August). But I don't have quite enough information -- so if you're in doubt, you should go ahead and apply for the Fellowship. I
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by katm 11y ago
Kat from YC here. Sam, Matt Krisiloff and I are happy to answer any questions about the Fellowship. You can also send questions to fellowship@ycombinator.com.
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Smart Bed Startup Luna Joins YC S15, Has Raised $1.3M in Private Funding(techcrunch.com)
53 points by katm 11y ago|20 comments
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Click and Grow (YC S15) Lets You Grow an Indoor Garden with Zero Effort(blog.ycombinator.com)
6 points by katm 11y ago|9 comments
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The Electric Car(blog.geoffralston.com)
201 points by katm 11y ago|340 comments
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Willing (YC S15) Makes Estate and Funeral Planning Easier(techcrunch.com)
31 points by katm 11y ago|11 comments
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Gemnote (YC S15) Saves Companies from Cheesy Gift Baskets(techcrunch.com)
60 points by katm 11y ago|22 comments
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Can Airware be the operating system to connect the world's drones?(wired.co.uk)
39 points by katm 11y ago|25 comments
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We need to rethink employee compensation(aaronkharris.com)
481 points by katm 11y ago|404 comments
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by katm 12y ago
Invitations will be sent out by midnight PT.
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by katm 12y ago
This is not an official list made by YC. Many companies are missing, and I've seen a couple that were not YC.
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by katm 12y ago
One is: http://www.sirum.org/ . The third hasn't announced their YC affiliation publicly yet. You will hear more about them soon.
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by katm 12y ago
We've historically reported companies versus individuals, so we wanted to stay consistent. But that's fair -- we'll put it in those terms next time we release stats.

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