Y Combinator

AUGUST 5, 2019

In 2005, when Y Combinator started, there was already a well developed ecosystem of venture capital firms in Silicon Valley and Boston. But access to those venture capital firms was limited. How tech startup fundraising changed from 2005 to now. Then, the cost to start a tech company plummeted.

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incubation startup VC business incubator 22

TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

I have experienced two major financial disruptions in my career: the bubble burst in 2000 and the financial crisis of 2008. In the past decade, we lived through an unprecedented run of optimism and climbing valuations, and the gut check we’re seeing now has been long in coming.

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disruption health capital investing 97

TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

It wasn’t long before venture capital firms started up and major tech companies like Microsoft, Google and Samsung had R&D centers and accelerators located in the country. This came decades ahead of most western governments. So how are they doing? And let’s not forget visual recognition company Mobileye, now worth $9.11

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startup ecosystem startup incubation culture 88