Funding

Apply to YC

Twice a year, Y Combinator invests $500,000 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.

Jump to the founding members 👇

We have gathered a group of YC alumni, entrepreneurs, and venture financiers, to help increase your odds of getting accepted to Y Combinator. Scroll down this page to learn about the process, review the related content, and apply to YC with support from DutchTechInc. If you have already applied to YC, let us know—it might help.

Request for startups

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.

YC startup library ↗

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.