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YC

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 14 cheques on record.

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Series ASeedGrowthVenture Capital & Private Equity

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83%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 14 on record
Since the last cheque92days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MRounds led0 of 14Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
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YC highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 82% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.0M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Istanbul, Türkiye
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first14 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Aug
    HappyRobotSeries C · TechStartups$150MWith 12 others
  3. Mar
    ReplitGrowth · US · TechCrunch$400MWith 15 others
  4. Mar
    LioSeries A · US · TechCrunch$30MWith 5 others
  5. 2025

    3 rounds

  6. Dec
    RaindropSeed · US · Ventureburn$15MWith 4 others
  7. Nov
    SphereSeries A · US · TechCrunch$21MWith 5 others
  8. Sept
    EmergentSeries A · US · TechCrunch$30MWith 7 others
  9. 2019

    3 rounds

  10. Dec
    RebankSeed · US · FinSMEs$2.8MWith 2 others
  11. Nov
    JetPackSeed · US · TechCrunch$2.0MWith 5 others
  12. Nov
    VOIQUS · Prnewswire$5.0MSole investor
  13. 2018

    2 rounds

  14. Oct
    ChaldalSeries A · US · VentureBeat$5.5MWith 1 other
  15. Sept
    The LobbyUS · TechCrunch$1.2MWith 5 others
  16. 2017

    3 rounds

  17. Dec
    TovalaUS · TechCrunch$9.2MWith 3 others
  18. Sept
    StrikinglySeries A · US · TechCrunch$6.0MWith 4 others
  19. Mar
    Boom SupersonicSeries A · US · TechCrunch$33MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as YC. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Y CombinatorAccelerator7rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm4rounds togetherLightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherPioneer FundPrivate equity2rounds togetherPrysm CapitalPrivate equity2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies YC put money into.

HappyRobot$150M · Aug 2026Replit$400M · Mar 2026Emergent$30M · Sept 2025JetPack$2.0M · Nov 2019Chaldal$5.5M · Oct 2018Tovala$9.2M · Dec 2017

Quick answers about YC

What does YC invest in?

YC invests most often at Series A and Seed (82% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is YC?

14 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has YC invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: HappyRobot (Series C, Aug 2026), Replit (Growth, Mar 2026) and Lio (Series A, Mar 2026).

How big are YC's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

Does YC lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 14 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does YC invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is YC investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does YC invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (7 rounds together), Andreessen Horowitz (4 rounds together) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (2 rounds together).

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