Twice a year, Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($125K) in a large number of startups. They have two batches per year – one from January through March and one from June through August. Only a few Dutch startups have participated but what they lack in numbers, they make up for in strength—the Dutch have created billions of dollars in value for the program, known for birthing companies like Airbnb, Stripe, and Dropbox.
We have scheduled Eric Migicovsky, Partner of Y Combinator, for an online ask-me-anything (AMA) session, Tuesday, March 9 at 5 PM CET. He will provide an introduction to YC, share what he looks for in startups to invest in and answer any questions you might have—LIVE. The session is space limited, and open only to registered founders, (student) entrepreneurs and moonlighters. You do not need to have an immediate interest in applying to YC.
Register for the AMA with Eric Migicovsky by smashing the button below and optionally share some information about the idea or startup you're working on when you're interested to apply for Y Combinator with the support of DutchTechSF and a group of YC alumni, experienced entrepreneurs and venture capital investors.
Note: Due to the COVID-19 situation, the Summer 2021 batch will be remote, which makes for an ideal opportunity to participate. Sifted: Lockdown has forced the famed US accelerator to move online for the first time, opening up a new opportunity for European founders.
Eric is a Partner at YC. He founded Pebble Technology (YC W11), which was acquired by Fitbit in 2016. While studying engineering at the University of Waterloo in 2008, Eric began building smartwatches with a group of friends. In April 2012, Eric and his team launched Pebble on Kickstarter, where it became the most successful crowdfunded project in Kickstarter’s history. Pebble sold over 2,000,000 watches.
We will reach out to the most promising applicants and match them with one or more mentors, who will help with polishing up your YC application if needed and provide feedback—increasing your odds of getting accepted into the program.
Over the past 15 years, Y Combinator created many videos, podcasts, and essays as resources for startup founders. They’ve now consolidated them here in the YC Startup Library.
Many of the best ideas YC has funded were ones that surprised them, not ones they were waiting on. There are, however, some startups that they are very interested in seeing. Here you will find their Requests for Startups (RFS), which outline some of those ideas in general terms.
Under the DutchSE umbrella, all major Dutch student communities promote entrepreneurship in the Netherlands. With over one hundred active board members and a reach of 10.000 student entrepreneurs combined, these student communities organize startup and entrepreneurial events at leading universities in the Netherlands.
DutchTechSF is the Dutch-American entrepreneurial community in Silicon Valley. We organize social events, educational programs and provide support to entrepreneurs with the drive to succeed and the need for speed. The DutchTechSF initiative is supported by individual contributors, Quest Venture Partners, and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in San Francisco, California. Interested to support us? Connect to get the conversation started.
