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What if my startup is not related to any RFS? The early deadline is open to everyone; your startup idea doesn't have to fit any of the categories mentioned in the new RFS. We expect that ideas related to our RFS’s will only ever make up a small percentage of the companies in the batch. FAQ Who is this for?
More information at ycombinator.com/rfs#covid. Please apply to our next batch at ycombinator.com/apply/. We will fast-track a handful of promising COVID-19 startups through our application process and fund them immediately.
Here’s our RFS ( request for space ). We invest $25,000 in the top ~10% of graduates as their first investor. More at founder.university Office Space in San Mateo I’m moving my podcast studio and event space to San Mateo. All the best, @jason jason@calacanis.com for life! Thanks for reading The Jason Calacanis Newsletter!
The RFS is a YC tradition — you can find examples going back as far as 2009. — but that we aren’t seeing many people work on or apply with. In a recent discussion like this, we realized it was time to put together an entirely new Request for Startups.
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