Y Combinator
Active
Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that invests in a large number of startups twice a year.
Headquarters
San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West CoastFounded in
2005Company Size
Employeesinvestor type
Acceleratorinvestment stage
Company Size
EmployeesSectors of focus
geographical focus
214
Team
FUNDING ROUNDS
Oolu
Energy & Resources
Amount
$1,000,000
Date
Aug 18, 2015
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator, Investo
Afrostream
Media & Entertainment
Amount
$120,000
Date
Aug 18, 2015
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
OMG Digital
Media & Entertainment
Amount
Undisclosed
Date
Jan 20, 2016
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Paystack
Financial Services
Amount
$120,000
Date
Mar 24, 2016
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
OMG Digital
Media & Entertainment
Amount
$120,000
Date
Apr 29, 2016
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Flutterwave
Financial Services
Amount
$230,000
Date
Aug 15, 2016
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Zillionize, Y Combinator, Rayyan Islam, Palm Drive Capital, Lynett Capital, Green Visor Capital, Golden Palm Investments, Data Collective, Courtney Broadus, Arab Angel Fund Management
OMG Digital
Media & Entertainment
Amount
Undisclosed
Date
Aug 22, 2016
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Zillionize, Y Combinator
WaystoCap
E-Commerce & Retail
Amount
$120,000
Date
Mar 20, 2017
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Aella Credit
Financial Services
Amount
$120,000
Date
Mar 20, 2017
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Tizeti
Information Technology
Amount
$2,100,000
Date
May 22, 2017
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Zeno Ventures, Y Combinator, Western Technology Investment, Vy Capital, Social Capital, Picus Capital, Michael Seibel, Lynett Capital, Golden Palm Investments, Gabriel Hammond, Friále, ACE & Company
Flutterwave
Financial Services
Amount
$10,000,000
Date
Aug 1, 2017
Funding Round
Series Ainvestors
Y Combinator, Plug and Play, Greycroft, Glynn Capital Management, Green Visor Capital
Releaf
E-Commerce & Retail
Amount
$120,000
Date
Aug 7, 2017
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Oolu
Energy & Resources
Amount
$3,200,000
Date
Oct 9, 2017
Funding Round
Series Ainvestors
Y Combinator, Persistent Energy Capital
Helium Health
Healthcare & Pharma
Amount
$2,000,000
Date
Oct 15, 2017
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Tencent Holdings, Y Combinator, The Chrysalis Capital, Western Technology Investment (WTI), Vy Capital, Venturesouq
Aella Credit
Financial Services
Amount
Undisclosed
Date
Oct 19, 2017
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator, 500 Startups, Zeno Ventures, Vy Capital, Unis Venture Fund
Passerine Aircraft Corporation
Transport & Logistics
Amount
$120,000
Date
Jan 4, 2018
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Kobo360
Transportation & Logistics
Amount
$120,000
Date
Jun 29, 2018
Funding Round
Pre-Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
CowryWise
Financial Services
Amount
$120,000
Date
Aug 20, 2018
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
BuyCoins
Financial Services
Amount
$120,000
Date
Aug 20, 2018
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Names & Faces
Information Technology
Amount
$120,000
Date
Aug 21, 2018
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Paystack
Financial Services
Amount
$10,205,000
Date
Aug 28, 2018
Funding Round
Series Ainvestors
Stripe, Y Combinator, Tencent Holdings, Visa
Tizeti
Information Technology
Amount
$3,000,000
Date
Sep 5, 2018
Funding Round
Series Ainvestors
4DX Ventures, Y Combinator, Western Technology Investment, Social Capital, Lynett Capital, Golden Palm Investments
Kobo360
Transportation & Logistics
Amount
$6,000,000
Date
Dec 7, 2018
Funding Round
Series Ainvestors
International Finance Corporation, Y Combinator, TLcom Capital Partners
Thrive Agric
Agriculture
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 15, 2019
Funding Round
Seed IIinvestors
Y Combinator
Wallets Africa
Financial Services
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 18, 2019
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Schoolable
Financial Services
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 18, 2019
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
CredPal
Financial Services
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 18, 2019
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
54gene
Healthcare & Pharma
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 20, 2019
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
54gene
Healthcare & Pharma
Amount
$4,500,000
Date
Jul 2, 2019
Funding Round
Seed IIinvestors
Better Ventures, Fifty Years Fund, Hack VC, Techammer, KdT Ventures, Y Combinator
Kobo360
Transportation & Logistics
Amount
$20,000,000
Date
Aug 14, 2019
Funding Round
Series Ainvestors
Asia Africa Investment Consulting, Goldman Sachs, International Finance Corporation, TLcom Capital Partners, Y Combinator
Thndr
Financial Services
Amount
Undisclosed
Date
Dec 15, 2019
Funding Round
Pre-Seedinvestors
Y Combinator, 4DX Ventures, Endure Capital, The Raba Partnership, MSA Capital
Dayra
Financial Services
Amount
$15,000
Date
Dec 30, 2019
Funding Round
Grantinvestors
Y Combinator
Yassir
Transportation & Logistics
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 17, 2020
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
WorkPay
Financial Services
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 17, 2020
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Termii
Information Technology
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 17, 2020
Funding Round
Seed IIinvestors
Y Combinator
Tambua Health Inc.
Health & Pharmaceuticals
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 17, 2020
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Swipe
Financial Services
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 17, 2020
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Send
Transportation & Logistics
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 17, 2020
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
NUMI
Transportation & Logistics
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 17, 2020
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Healthlane
Health & Pharmaceuticals
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 17, 2020
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
CrowdForce
Information Technology
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 17, 2020
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Bamboo
Financial Services
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 17, 2020
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Avion UAV
Transportation & Logistics
Amount
$150,000
Date
Mar 17, 2020
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
MarketForce
Financial Services
Amount
$150,000
Date
Aug 12, 2020
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Thndr
Financial Services
Amount
$150,000
Date
Aug 26, 2020
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Ramani
Information Technology
Amount
$150,000
Date
Aug 26, 2020
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Afriex
Financial Services
Amount
$150,000
Date
Aug 26, 2020
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
CredPal
Financial Services
Amount
$1,500,000
Date
Dec 2, 2020
Funding Round
Pre-Series Ainvestors
Y Combinator, GreenHouse Capital, Tangerine Life
NowPay
Financial Services
Amount
Undisclosed
Date
Mar 14, 2021
Funding Round
Pre-Series Ainvestors
Y Combinator, Global Ventures, Beco Capital, Endure Capital, Foundation Ventures
Blueloop
Financial Services
Amount
$125,000
Date
Mar 22, 2021
Funding Round
Pre-Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Afriex
Financial Services
Amount
$1,200,000
Date
Mar 23, 2021
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Launch Africa, Y Combinator, SoftBank Opportunity Fund, Future Africa, Brightstone Venture Capital, Processus Capital, Uncommon Ventures, A$AP Capital, Precursor Ventures, Ivernet Holdings
Prospa Nigeria
Financial Services
Amount
$125,000
Date
Mar 23, 2021
Funding Round
Pre-Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Flextock
Transportation & Logistics
Amount
$3,250,000
Date
May 5, 2021
Funding Round
Pre-Seedinvestors
Foundation Ventures, MSA Capital, CRE Venture Capital, Alter Global, Jameel Investment Management Company, B&Y Venture Partners, Access Bridge Ventures, Y Combinator
Mecho Autotech
Commercial and Professional Services
Amount
$125,000
Date
Jul 7, 2021
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Lemonade Finance
Financial Services
Amount
$125,000
Date
Jul 7, 2021
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Amenli
Financial Services
Amount
$125,000
Date
Jul 7, 2021
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Odiggo
E-Commerce & Retail
Amount
$125,000
Date
Jul 7, 2021
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Freterium
Information Technology
Amount
$125,000
Date
Jul 7, 2021
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Floatpays
Financial Services
Amount
$125,000
Date
Jul 7, 2021
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
MarketForce
Financial Services
Amount
$2,000,000
Date
Jul 8, 2021
Funding Round
Pre-Series Ainvestors
Launch Africa, V8 Capital, Future Africa, GreenHouse Capital, Rebel Fund, Remapped Ventures, P1 Ventures, Y Combinator
ShipBlu
Transportation & Logistics
Amount
$150,000
Date
Jul 8, 2021
Funding Round
Pre-Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Odiggo
E-Commerce & Retail
Amount
$2,200,000
Date
Aug 22, 2021
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator, 500 Startups, Plug and Play Ventures, Seedra Ventures, LoftyInc Capital Management
Chari
E-commerce
Amount
Undisclosed
Date
Aug 24, 2021
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Orange Ventures, Plug and Play, Y Combinator
Infiuss
Health & Pharmaceuticals
Amount
$125,000
Date
Sep 1, 2021
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
PayHippo
Financial Services
Amount
$125,000
Date
Sep 1, 2021
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Union54
Financial Services
Amount
$125,000
Date
Sep 1, 2021
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Yemaachi Biotechnology
Health & Pharmaceuticals
Amount
$125,000
Date
Sep 1, 2021
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Y Combinator
Chari
E-commerce
Amount
$5,000,000
Date
Oct 6, 2021
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Rocket Internet, Global Founders Capital, P1 Ventures, Plug and Play, Y Combinator, Village Capital, Orange Ventures, Air Angels, SPE Capital, Pincus, Reflect Ventures
Sendbox
Transportation & Logistics
Amount
$1,800,000
Date
Oct 18, 2021
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
4DX Ventures, Enza Capital, FJLabs, Golden Palm Investments, Flexport, Y Combinator
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