// SUBREDDIT_PROFILE
r/ycombinator
› News and discussion around Y Combinator and startups. In 2005, Y Combinator created a new model for funding early stage startups. We invest $500,000 in every startup and work intensively with the founders for three months. For the life of their company, founders have access to the most powerful community in the world, essential advice, later-stage funding and programs, recruiting resources, and exclusive deals.
// MEMBERS
207,940
› subscribers
// POSTS_INDEXED
242
› analyzed records
// COMMUNITY_AGE
15y
› since 2011-04-11
// STATUS
[ok] active
› feed indexed
// QUICK_ACTIONS
// Recent posts in r/ycombinator
[ latest we indexed · by upvotes ]- 01 Boredom kills more businesses than failure ever will ↑ 95 · 2026-09-03
- 02 How to get the most out of Sillicon Valley? ↑ 17 · 2026-11-06
- 03 Does outbound fundraising actually work? ↑ 16 · 2026-09-03
- 04 When do you think we should stop and learn the fundamentals first? ↑ 12 · 2026-09-03
- 05 With all the AI stuff ↑ 8 · 2026-11-05
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// FAQ [ 3 entries ]
01 › What is r/ycombinator about? [ expand ↓ ] [ collapse ↑ ]
r/ycombinator is a Reddit community with 207,940 members. News and discussion around Y Combinator and startups.
In 2005, Y Combinator created a new model for funding early stage startups. We invest $500,000 in every startup and work intensively with the founders for three months. For the life of their company, founders have access to the most powerful community in the world, essential advice, later-stage funding and programs, recruiting resources, and exclusive deals.
02 › How active is r/ycombinator? [ expand ↓ ] [ collapse ↑ ]
r/ycombinator has 207,940 subscribers and 242 posts in our index. It was created on 2011-04-11, 15 years ago.
03 › Which subreddits are similar to r/ycombinator? [ expand ↓ ] [ collapse ↑ ]
Other SaaS & Startups communities of a similar size include r/sideproject (892,163 members), r/saas (839,988 members), r/startupindia (458,638 members), r/startup_ideas (351,301 members). Each is listed with its own subscriber and post counts in the related communities section above.