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Business Insider - AI3 min readGreat Question (YC W21) Is Hiring Product Engineers in Canada (Remote)
Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/great-question/jobs/agEqBYD-product-engineer-ai-full-stack Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49943524 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
Hacker News8 min readVivian Midha Shen and Raphael Schaad Join YC as General Partners
We’re thrilled to announce that Vivian Midha Shen and Raphael Schaad are joining Y Combinator as our newest General Partners.
Y Combinator Blog3 min readTruemetrics (YC S23) Is Hiring a GTM Founder's Associate
Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/truemetrics/jobs/THLEzXI-gtm-founder-s-associate Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49919680 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
Hacker News6 min readBild AI (YC W25) Is Hiring a Founding Product Engineer
Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bild-ai/jobs/dAbC3Gd-founding-product-engineer Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49911531 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
Hacker News2 min read‘Seattle’s answer to YC Demo Day’: 25 startups pitch investors from across the country at AI House
AI House brought investors from Boston, New York, Colorado, the Bay Area and other cities to Seattle for a demo day where 25 early-stage startups pitched, many of them from outside the incubator's own portfolio. The goal was to bring more outside capital to local founders. Read More
GeekWire4 min readChristopher Golda and Grey Baker Join YC as General Partners
We're excited to announce that Christopher Golda and Grey Baker are joining YC as General Partners.
Y Combinator Blog2 min readDiana Hu Is YC's Newest Managing Partner
We're thrilled to announce that Diana Hu has been promoted to Managing Partner at Y Combinator. Few people have built a startup from zero and also shipped tech to 100 million people. Diana has done both.
Y Combinator Blog2 min readHarshita Arora Joins YC as General Partner
We're thrilled to announce that Harshita Arora is joining Y Combinator as a General Partner. She brings deep fintech and infrastructure experience, a founder's instinct for product, and the perspective of someone who's been building companies since she was a teenager.
Y Combinator Blog2 min readAdding Canada Back to Our List of Accepted Countries of Incorporation
After hearing feedback from Canadian founders in our network, we are adding Canada back to our list of accepted countries of incorporation.
Y Combinator Blog1 min readCongratulations to EquipmentShare on Going Public
Today, EquipmentShare (YC W15) goes public. From Missouri to 373 locations nationwide, they've built the operating system construction has been missing—built by contractors, for contractors. Congrats to Jabbok, Willy, and the EquipmentShare team on a huge milestone.
Y Combinator Blog3 min readAnnouncing the YC AI Stack
We've partnered with nearly two dozen companies to offer students who attend YC events a suite of over $25,000 in free credits for AI devtools.
Y Combinator Blog2 min read2026 Demo Day Dates
We’re excited to share the Demo Day dates for 2026 so founders, investors, and our broader community can plan ahead.
Y Combinator Blog1 min readMeesho Goes Public
Meesho goes public today. From S16 to IPO, they’ve built one of India’s largest e-commerce platforms—empowering millions of small merchants to grow their businesses. Congrats to Vidit and Sanjeev on a decade of relentless building and listening to users!
Y Combinator Blog4 min readCongratulations to Groww
Today, Groww, India's leading digital investing platform, goes public. Tens of millions use Groww to invest simply and confidently in stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs. As YC's first company to list in India, we couldn't be more proud.
Y Combinator Blog3 min readBillionToOne Goes Public — The Startup That Made Genetic Testing Universal
Today, BillionToOne goes public, becoming YC's fourth publicly traded biotech company. More importantly, they have built one of the most important genetic tests in the U.S. Today, 1 in 11 babies born in the US are tested with BillionToOne's fetal genetic test.
Y Combinator Blog3 min readMeet YC's Newest Visiting Partners
We're excited to announce that nine exceptional founders are joining us as Visiting Partners at YC: Matt Riley, Harshita Arora, Grey Baker, Christopher Golda, Raphael Schaad, Christina Gilbert, Francois Chaubard, Vivian Shen, and James Evans.
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