Y Combinator

Interest in Detroit is at an all-time high as investors, leaders and innovators from across the world are seeing opportunity. Techstars, a world-class accelerator, realized the potential in the city and announced it will set up shop this summer, and others are traveling daily to tour the city to...

This college semester, Stanford University is trying something new by hosting a class from startup accelerator Y Combinator. The class, called “How To Start A Startup,” is mainly taught by Y Combinator President Sam Altman, but also features real-world entrepreneurial success like...

More and more startups are turning to crowdfunding sites for additional capital. In some cases it may be their only source of capital. AngelList, a platform for startups that was created by the people behind Venture Hacks, has already helped new companies raise more than $19 million this month...

SendHub is a startup that could be worthy of that silly, over-used word that entrepreneurs love to throw around: disruption. The Y Combinator-backed company created a Web- and mobile-based phone system that allows users to bring their own devices to work. Pricing starts at $25 per month (per...

Paul Graham is best known for his work as an extremely successful venture capitalist, co-founding the New York City seed fund, Y Combinator. But, he's surprised the Internet this week with a radical, if not well-structured take on the mysterious origins of Bitcoin. Graham asserts that Bitcoin was...