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Equity

Y Combinator

Status

Closes in 21 days

Applications close 2026-11-02.

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Amount
$500,000

This is EQUITY, not a grant. YC states 'We invest $500,000' in every accepted company, structured as '$125,000 on a post-money safe in return for 7% of your company' plus '$375,000 on an uncapped safe with a Most Favored Nation ("MFN") provision'. YC also takes pro rata rights to invest in subsequent rounds. Funding is not contingent on milestones and starts the day a company is accepted.

Funder

Y Combinator Management, LLC

private · supranational

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Winter 2027 batch; on-time deadline 2 November 8pm PT, decision by 11 December; late applications still considered; future batches can be applied to via Early Decision

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Open to founders anywhere, but the batch is run in person in San Francisco. YC does not publish company-age, revenue or headcount limits.

How to apply

  1. Submit the online application for the target batch, including a founder video. — link
  2. Shortlisted teams are interviewed.
  3. Accepted companies sign the standard deal documents and are funded from the day of acceptance. — link
  4. Participate in the three-month batch in San Francisco, ending in Demo Day.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.ycombinator.com/deal

"$125,000 on a post-money safe in return for 7% of your company"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.ycombinator.com

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