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November 12, 2020

Y Combinator doubles European founder intake after going remote

Lockdown has forced the famed US accelerator to move online for the first time, opening up a new opportunity for European founders


Isabel Woodford

4 min read

Airbnb, Dropbox, and Reddit are among the most famous graduates to have come out of Y Combinator, the prolific US accelerator.

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