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4 years ago

Pitchbook, a media company that covers the venture industry, has released a list of the top Y Combinator companies to watch. It includes several companies from the summer batch, including the following:

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5 years ago

A startup that lists jobs for students interested in jobs during the summer

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4 years ago

The company is working on making the Starbucks app more like the Fandango app, and is working on building a social network for moviegoers. It currently has a few contracts, and has raised $6.2 million since it launched in the summer of 2019.

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5 years ago

A tool for recruiting for summer internships. The company has a live product and is working on a B2C version.

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4 years ago

The Summer 2018 batch of startups included 15 companies, including:

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5 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the Y Combinator Summer School launched a $100,000 scholarship for students who attend the program. The scholarship is awarded to graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds.

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Another startup accelerator program, Techstars was originally called TechStars but shortened its name in the summer of 2010.

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5 years ago

A company that builds the “Airbnb for internships”, connecting students with companies looking for summer interns. It’s a platform that allows both internships to be created and offers a marketplace for applications.

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5 years ago

This startup started in the Y Combinator summer 2017 batch and has a goal of “empowering people around the world to express their identities, express their gender, and be accepted for who they are.”

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5 years ago

A startup that provides a service for people to make a video of themselves and then have it lip-synced in a different video (like in the video of Will Smith in the song “Summertime”)

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5 years ago

Out of the 70 companies that were selected to join the program, four companies (and 1 alumni) made it to the final round of the Summer 2014 class.

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2 years ago

This startup wants to make “kitchenware box” technology available to everyone. It is building a subscription-based smart kitchen network for scale-up companies, and such as it is not available in the UK yet is set to roll out in the US this summer.

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5 years ago

A marketing agency for companies that want to engage with their customers in new ways. The startup is currently in Y Combinator’s Summer 2019 batch.

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5 years ago

A SaaS-based email marketing tool with an emphasis on design. The startup’s founders have raised nearly $500,000 in seed funding, including from Y Combinator, and have been named as YC’s top-ranked summer 2019 company.

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4 years ago

After launching in the summer of 2019, the company has already seen over 20,000 downloads.

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5 years ago

In an effort to identify people who are interested in starting a business, the Y Combinator Summer School offers select entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn from Y Combinator fellows while also receiving mentorship from Y Combinator partners. Since the school’s launch in 2011, over 400 students from around the world have participated.

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5 years ago

In the summer of 2016, Y Combinator opened a office in London to focus on Europe. The office is headed by Laura Simpson, who previously worked at eBay, and has joined the Y Combinator London team. Y Combinator London is focused on advising and investing in European startups and is led by Stephen O’Grady, who previously worked at Twitter, Google, and Yahoo.

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5 years ago

A social platform for a new generation of sports fans. The company wants to attract the casual sports fan who never watches their local teams on TV, but enjoys following them online. The startup is currently in YC Summer 2019.

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5 years ago

The summer school is for students interested in learning programming and fundamental knowledge in computer science, with the intent of helping them be successful in college.

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5 years ago

A project of the World Economic Forum, the Global Shapers Community is the largest global network of entrepreneurs, young professionals, and innovators. The network’s purpose is to connect the global network of young professionals with the global community of entrepreneurs. The network was founded by the World Economic Forum and Swiss Re in January 2016, with the first annual Global Shaper Summit taking place in Davos, Switzerland. Over the summer of 2016, the World Economic Forum announced that it would be partnering with the Global Shapers Community to create the World Economic Forum Young Entrepreneur Council, which completed its first meeting in October 2016.

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5 years ago

The Y Combinator summer school is a four-week program that teaches computer science fundamentals to top-tier high school students. The program was launched in 2010 by Paul Graham, the founder of Y Combinator.

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5 years ago

A mobile platform that allows people to provide information about local events, or to check-in to events. The company has been in stealth for a year, and was recently accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2019 class.

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4 years ago

The Y Combinator Summer 2019 batch had 56 companies, down 8 from the previous batch. This batch was the first to feature more only-female teams than male teams.

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5 years ago

The following is a list of companies in the batch who have been accepted into Y Combinator’s Summer 2019 class.

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5 years ago

A startup that makes it easy to book flights on Scandinavian airlines. It’s currently a YC summer program.

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3 years ago

A platform that helps people, like parents, plan their kids’ education. The startup is best known for its app, which helps parents create a personalized learning plan for their children. It’s also in YC’s summer batch.

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4 years ago

Time has released a list of the top Y Combinator companies to watch, including five from the summer batch and seven from the winter batch.

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4 years ago

These are the best of the best of the “good” ideas from YC’s Summer 2019 applications round. These companies hope to launch accelerated programs in the next 4 months.

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3 years ago

A company that helps people get the most out of Spotify while they travel. The company is currently in YC’s Summer 2019 batch.

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4 years ago

A startup aiming to save on your electric bills by not having a heavy AC unit in the summer and a heavy heater in the winter. It uses a mix of solar and propane.

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3 years ago

This is an investment platform for young early-stage companies to raise money. Menlo Park-based Platform Capital is investing in 10 startups at a time and is launching a $10 million fund this summer.

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3 years ago

A startup that helps users find someone to take their kids for a ride, whether it’s to school, to a summer camp, or a doctor’s appointment.

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4 years ago

A tool for those who are on the fence about leaving their job to go on the job market, with tools to help them prepare for interviews, work on their resume, and define the kind of job they’re looking for. They are approaching companies and are set to launch the beta version of the product in the summer.

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4 years ago

In 2014, Y Combinator’s summer program accepted 14 companies, with four eventually being launched as companies. In 2015, Y Combinator saw 20% more applicants than 2014, with the startups 35% more likely to succeed. In 2016, the number of companies accepted has been set at 14 by Y Combinator.

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3 years ago

FeedMe is a food delivery service that uses a mobile app to deliver meals to people who have a disability, helping them cook and eat at home. The startup is currently in Y Combinator's Summer 2017 batch.

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4 years ago

A hand-woven bag that looks like a pineapple. The startup is building a community of knitters, who will make and sell pineapple-shaped bags to be used as a summer beach bag or a gift for a friend.

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2 years ago

A startup that wants to help people open and manage multiple bank accounts from the same device. The business is focused on the unbanked and offers services in the US and India and has seen $500,000 in revenue since it launched at YC Summer.

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2 years ago

A mobile app that lets you identify the “best deals at the best restaurants in your neighborhood” based on your location and habits. The company plans to launch in the summer of 2020 with 50,000 users.

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3 years ago

People in the US often travel to Europe to enjoy a summer holiday. But while they’re gone, they miss all the things they usually do back home, like seeing friends and family. So iHome wants to give them the ability to go online and see photos and videos of their friends and family back home who they miss during their trip.

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3 years ago

How to Learn From the Unconventional Ideas of Y Combinator Summer 2019:

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4 years ago

A three-in-one device meant to simplify the process of creating food on a grill or smoker. The device is meant to serve as a barrel, grill, and smoker all in one. It’s first product, the $1,300 Bambu , is rolling out this summer.

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4 years ago

Part of Y Combinator’s revised application process, revised from the one from the summer, includes a video introduction from the founders. Some of the founders have also been blogging about their experiences.

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3 years ago

In 2014, the number of accepted startups from Y Combinator had tripled since launching in the summer of 2010.

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2 years ago

Y Combinator does not accept unsolicited applications for its Summer and Winter programs.

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3 years ago

A startup that helps users brainstorm and organize their ideas. It promises a place where users can sort out their ideas, make connections, and share insights. It launched in early summer in San Francisco and is planning a global rollout.

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3 years ago

A startup building a system that allows school districts to manage their student’s summer break. The system would integrate with school districts’ existing timekeeping systems and calendars, so that students can be allotted days off throughout the summer to spend with their families or with internships or jobs.

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3 years ago

With YC’s latest batch, they’ve reduced the number of people accepted into the program to 20, down from 23. The startups have also opted out of their previous program model, in which they accepted a number of companies and invested in all but one, and instead will only accept one company in the summer (with the possibility of two in the winter).

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3 years ago

A startup that will help retailers and brands send marketing directly to their customers, eliminating the need to get approval from each individual on the list. The startup is working with Walmart, and plans to launch in the summer of 2017.

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3 years ago

A platform for small and medium sized business to upload, manage, and distribute all of their marketing materials, from invoices to marketing collateral to employee handouts. The startup launched in the summer with $1.5 million in seed funding from investors including Bumble and Rocket Internet.

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3 years ago

Inspired by the need for more and better housing in major cities, e-Housing helps companies host housing options for their employees, creating an “off-site” location for them to meet. It’s set to launch in Boston this summer.

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3 years ago

A company building a platform that helps people, like parents, plan their kids’ education. It’s currently in YC’s summer batch.

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2 years ago

A platform for students to earn college credit via workshops and online courses. Currently, the company is focused on the summertime.

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3 years ago

Startup founders attend the firm’s "Founders’ Clinic", which is a series of one-on-one coaching sessions with founders. The clinic is limited to 20 startups each year and is usually held in New York in the summer. The clinic is currently led by founder of VC firm Y Combinator Paul Graham.

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2 years ago

The list is not comprehensive. The above startups represent some of the more notable applicants that have been accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2019 batch. For a full list of all the startups accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2019 batch, see here.

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2 years ago

A company that helps schools teach coding to kids. The startup has a solid M&A pipeline, with a dozen investors in the pipeline. They’re looking to raise a $40 million round this summer.

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2 years ago

A startup that wants to help home-buyers and sellers get more cash from their homes quickly. It’s a sort of reverse mortgage, but it’s a tiny bit more complicated. The company is looking to launch in the summer in the US.

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2 years ago

Kunvi is a service that helps people discover and communicate with other similar people. The startup is a spinoff of YC’s Summer 2011 batch, and is headquartered in San Francisco is hiring full-time engineers.

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2 years ago

A home-services platform aimed at helping customers book home-improvement services like plumbing or painting. The startup is planning to launch in the summer in the US.

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2 years ago

The following list contains a mixture of ideas created by graduates of Y Combinator's summer program, and other companies that YC-backed startups have turned into full companies.

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2 years ago

A ride-hailing app for farmers and others who rely on shipping for their work. The app allows users to schedule a delivery of their harvest, and the startup has found it especially useful in the summer when farm workers don’t live nearby.

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2 years ago

A new robo-advisor for millennials, aimed at helping them build a portfolio of investments and money-management skills. The company says it will also help people learn more about investing. The company’s first fund, called the “Gen Y Fund”, launched in summer of 2019.

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