Y Combinator
also referred to as: yc
7 statements across 7 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Mar 11, 2025 by Marty Ringlein · said 34 times in 19 episodes since 2025 · across every show →
Mentions by year
brought up most by Kristian Marquez (13), Vish Hari (4), Nathan Beckord (2), Corey Jeffrey (2), Tamerlan Rakhmetzhanov (1), Srikant Vasan (1), Sonali Vijayavargiya (1), Sid Masson (1)
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2026 22 mentions in 9 episodes 2 per episode
- Building the Intelligence Engine for Finance and National Security with Shaun Modi of Capitol AI
- Redefining Digital Consciousness with Vishnu Hari of ego | The Innovators & Investors Podcast
- Building High-Growth Tech Ventures in the AI Era with Kory Jeffrey of Inovia Capital
- Transforming the Real Sector with Decision Intelligence with Sonali Vijayavargiya of Augment Ventures | The Innovators & Investors Podcast
- Automating Process Engineering Workflows with Temirlan Rakhmetzhanov of Armeta
- EP5: Air Conditioning to AI: Inside Carrier’s GCC Playbook Across India, China & Mexico
- Ending Interview Theatre and Finding True Professional Fit
- Navigating Venture Ecosystems and Community Investing with Glenn Borok of Alumni Ventures | The Innovators & Investors Podcast
- 1 more episode that year, every mention in 2026 →
2025 12 mentions in 10 episodes 1 per episode
- Inside Corporate Venture Capital & Accelerators with Danielle D'Agostaro of WVV Capital
- Mastering Startup Fundraising: Insights from FounderSuite CEO Nathan Beckford
- Transforming Due Diligence with AI: Wokelo’s Automation of Private Market Research and Risk Analysis
- Early-Stage Climate Tech Investing: Insights from Avesta Fund on Building Impactful Portfolios
- AI in Wealth Management: Scaling Financial Advisory & Democratizing Access
- Investing in Emerging U.S. Markets and Founder-Led Growth with FirstMile Ventures
- Navigating the Startup Landscape: Insights from Raj Malik of Pixel Perfect Ventures
- 34 - Scaling Food Innovation: How RisingFoodStars Supports Startups in the Food Industry
- 2 more episodes that year, every mention in 2025 →
Everything said about Y Combinator, oldest first
Mar 11, 2025
May 12, 2025 positive
Beckord: Founder networks and social media have weeded out VC bad actors
“In the last decade or so with the rise of online platforms and social networks and why Common Air has their private, I think it's called book phase, this internal network where people discuss and talk about investors. I think some of those bad actors in the ve…”
May 27, 2025 neutral
Jul 7, 2026 neutral
Vijayavargiya: Augment backs mostly industry operators over PhD founders
“I think some of them have PhDs you know, in whatever sector they are pursuing, but a lot of them, I would say actually for us, they are more operators from the industry and fewer PhDs. They have a lived experience in that sector right? And from there, they're …”
Aug 6, 2026
Aug 11, 2026 positive
Modi: Y Combinator application alone forces vital startup discipline
“Y Combinator, I think is, is really like a national treasure. It's an international treasure because there's so many international founders that come to build their companies in the US. Whether a company gets in or not, it's a great forcing function to tighten…”