Selected Startup Ideas

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A monthly subscription service that sends you an e-book on a topic you’ve selected every month. The company launched in December, and is signing up more than 50,000 new subscribers every month, the founder tells me.

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Startups were selected by a panel of judges from Y Combinator:

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The following companies were selected as semi-finalists in the 2014 Y Combinator Winter batch:

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A startup that provides a service where people who are visiting a new city can get a box of carefully selected items that will help them enjoy their stay

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In addition to the main list above, a number of companies that were not selected for the finals were chosen for a special list of honorable mentions in three categories: Technology, People and Process. The Bottom Line is the only company that was not chosen for the finals from this list.

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A startup that provides a service where people can order a box of pre-selected items for their doorstep

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In 2018, there were a total of 15 startups selected to participate in the program.

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The 2017 batch was selected based on their work in the field, their potential to drive positive social impact, and their fit with Y Combinator’s mission. The following companies were selected:

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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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The following were selected by our judges in a preliminary round of judging:

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An agency that was founded in 2016 and has raised $4.7M. The company has raised $500k in seed funding. It was selected as a Gartner Cool Vendors in Healthcare CSP in 2017.

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This startup is building a platform to help companies find and vet talent. It’s based on “The Apprentice” format, where candidates are selected by a panel of experts and then compete in a series of challenges (e.g. an improv comedy show.)

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Wrapping up our list of the best startups in Y Combinator’s class of 2020, we've selected 5 startups from the batch that had the best business ideas and the best execution. (If you're curious, we'd recommend checking out the list of the top Y Combinator startups of 2019 here .)

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3 years ago

This is a list of selected notable companies in the Startup Battlefield. The list is made up of the companies that have been most successful in winning the Battlefield.

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The following startups were selected because of their unique and innovative approaches to building businesses.

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A marketing platform for products that are only available in selected stores.

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The following companies were selected for our 2016 New Ventures program.

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In 2018, YC Labs selected a total of 36 startups from the batch to continue on to the next phase of the program. The majority of the founders were based in the US, with three from Israel, two from Canada and one each from Germany, Singapore, Thailand, Netherlands, Hong Kong, France, Hungary, India and England.

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The companies selected for the Y Combinator Winter 2019 class were announced on February 6th, 2019.

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A chatbot that helps users find the cheapest flight on their chosen airline and search for the best flights on selected dates.

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The best ideas are usually the simplest. And in the startup world, simplicity and finding a way to solve a problem is not easy to execute. We’ve selected the best ideas from the last two months to help you jumpstart your next idea. We’ve grouped them by market.

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The Startup Pitch Competition is held annually at Y Combinator. Since 2012, over 150 teams have participated in the competition, where a panel of judges evaluates every team's presentation. The top 20 teams participate in an on-stage interview with a panel of judges, after which two teams are selected to move on to the company presentation stage.

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The following people have been selected as the 2019 class of YC Demo Day Fellows:

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The 2019 class was selected on the basis of the quality of their idea, their commitment to the Y Combinator process and their ability to scale.

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3 years ago

A crowdsourced platform that helps companies hire designers, where anyone can submit designs and the most popular ones get selected.

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3 years ago

The following companies have been selected to participate in the YC Demo Day in New York City on November 16th.

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5 years ago

Idea: A text messaging app to help women in Afghanistan stay safe from abuse. It works as a “panic button” that calls a preselected list of family and friends when pressed.

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2 years ago

The following companies were selected by YC as one of the top companies in the class of 2018:

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2 years ago

The companies were selected by the Startup Battlefield judges: Ankit Gupta, Founder and Managing Partner of Y Combinator; Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Partner at Y Combinator; and Brad Feld, Partner at Foundry Group, an investor in the Y Combinator portfolio.

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The following startups were selected by YC for a second batch of seed investments.

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Idea: Every week, the startup sends people a bag of clothes that they’ve selected based on an algorithm that takes into account their preferences and the weather

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Selected Startup Ideas

A monthly subscription service that sends you an e-book on a topic you’ve selected every month. The company launched in December, and is signing up more than 50,000 new subscribers every month, the founder tells me.

Startups were selected by a panel of judges from Y Combinator:

The following companies were selected as semi-finalists in the 2014 Y Combinator Winter batch:

A startup that provides a service where people who are visiting a new city can get a box of carefully selected items that will help them enjoy their stay

In addition to the main list above, a number of companies that were not selected for the finals were chosen for a special list of honorable mentions in three categories: Technology, People and Process. The Bottom Line is the only company that was not chosen for the finals from this list.

A startup that provides a service where people can order a box of pre-selected items for their doorstep

In 2018, there were a total of 15 startups selected to participate in the program.

The 2017 batch was selected based on their work in the field, their potential to drive positive social impact, and their fit with Y Combinator’s mission. The following companies were selected:

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.

The following were selected by our judges in a preliminary round of judging:

An agency that was founded in 2016 and has raised $4.7M. The company has raised $500k in seed funding. It was selected as a Gartner Cool Vendors in Healthcare CSP in 2017.

This startup is building a platform to help companies find and vet talent. It’s based on “The Apprentice” format, where candidates are selected by a panel of experts and then compete in a series of challenges (e.g. an improv comedy show.)

Wrapping up our list of the best startups in Y Combinator’s class of 2020, we've selected 5 startups from the batch that had the best business ideas and the best execution. (If you're curious, we'd recommend checking out the list of the top Y Combinator startups of 2019 here .)

This is a list of selected notable companies in the Startup Battlefield. The list is made up of the companies that have been most successful in winning the Battlefield.

The following startups were selected because of their unique and innovative approaches to building businesses.

A marketing platform for products that are only available in selected stores.

The following companies were selected for our 2016 New Ventures program.

The companies selected for the Y Combinator Winter 2019 class were announced on February 6th, 2019.

A chatbot that helps users find the cheapest flight on their chosen airline and search for the best flights on selected dates.

The best ideas are usually the simplest. And in the startup world, simplicity and finding a way to solve a problem is not easy to execute. We’ve selected the best ideas from the last two months to help you jumpstart your next idea. We’ve grouped them by market.

The following people have been selected as the 2019 class of YC Demo Day Fellows:

The 2019 class was selected on the basis of the quality of their idea, their commitment to the Y Combinator process and their ability to scale.

A crowdsourced platform that helps companies hire designers, where anyone can submit designs and the most popular ones get selected.

The following companies have been selected to participate in the YC Demo Day in New York City on November 16th.

Idea: A text messaging app to help women in Afghanistan stay safe from abuse. It works as a “panic button” that calls a preselected list of family and friends when pressed.

The following companies were selected by YC as one of the top companies in the class of 2018:

The companies were selected by the Startup Battlefield judges: Ankit Gupta, Founder and Managing Partner of Y Combinator; Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Partner at Y Combinator; and Brad Feld, Partner at Foundry Group, an investor in the Y Combinator portfolio.

The following startups were selected by YC for a second batch of seed investments.

Idea: Every week, the startup sends people a bag of clothes that they’ve selected based on an algorithm that takes into account their preferences and the weather