It is time to expand the AWS footprint once again, this time with a new Region in Frankfurt, Germany. AWS customers in Europe can now use the new EU (Frankfurt) Region along with the existing EU (Ireland) Region for fast, low-latency access to the suite of AWS infrastructure services. You can now build multi-Region…
At Etsy, it’s not just engineers who write and deploy code - our designers and product managers regularly do too. And now any...
We started Oculus with a vision of delivering incredible, affordable, and ubiquitous consumer virtual reality to the world. We’ve come a long...
We get asked a lot for statistics on the YC portfolio. Even though some of these aren’t that helpful [1], here is the latest update on the numbers we get asked about the most. As always, all the credit goes to the founders. Total market cap of all YC companies: >$30 billion Total money raised by all YC companies: >$3…
Advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.
Sam wrote about this in his recent blog post [https://ycombinator.com/blog/diversity-and-startups], but I’ve found that important and seemingly obvious things often bear repeating. So with Demo Day approaching, I’d like to make the following point explicit: Y Combinator has a zero tolerance policy for inappropriate…
How India is losing its footing on free expression. The world’s biggest democracy is a formidable power in the IT sector. With software exports comprising approximately ten percent of India’s total GDP and a technology sector that employs more than 2.5 million people, India is poised to become a...
Learn about Custom connected accounts. Custom connected accounts are deprecated, so don't use them for new integrations.
Update 2014-07-15: The pre-order period has ended and the Flame is now available as a standard order, with shipping in 7-10 days. The Firefox OS Flame reference device that we ...
Gittip Works! But not yet for Gittip
[Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog ] The best meetings are face-to-face—we can brainstorm openly, collaborate closely and make fa...
If you've ever been bored while reading a blog post, your life just got better. If you've ever wanted to learn about conversion rate optimization, and how to design high-converting landing pages, without falling asleep, you're in the right place. Buckle up, and prepare to be entertained in your…
Please check the end of this post for some final notes, following communications with Google.
In the past few years, we’ve seen more founders from around the world coming to Silicon Valley to start startups. In YC’s W14 batch alone, we had founders from 22 different countries, and every year we see an increasing number of international applicants. We want to help founders from all over learn about startups, so…
Since 2011, Zapier has grown from three founders cramped in a small apartment to a team of over 350 around the world. Read more
UPDATE 12/11/14: After a considerate conversation with Apple, Transmit iOS 1.1.2 has been released with restored “Send To” functionality.
Sometimes growth hides the fact that a business is on the verge of failure. Here's how.
Groove is now Helply!
I’m delighted to announce a promotion and three additions to the YC team. Kat Manalac has been our director of outreach since 2013. She’s done an incredible job, and we’re making her a partner. In addition to regular partner responsibilities, she’ll continue to be responsible for outreach to prospective founders and…
