414. Even more significant than the number of applications is the caliber of teams that applied. Today, these founders will present their companies to an invite-only audience of investors at Y Combinator’s 34th <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/demoday/faq//">Demo Day</a>.</p>\n<p>When funding, we consider startups at any stage and in any field. 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For the Winter 2022 batch, we received 17,000 applications from founders around the world and funded 414. Even more significant than the number of applications is the caliber of teams that applied. Today, these founders will present their companies to an invite-only audience of investors at Y Combinator’s 34th Demo Day.
When funding, we consider startups at any stage and in any field. Here’s what we saw in the W22 batch:
57% of the batch applied more than once
29% of the batch were accepted with only an idea
55% of the batch raised money before YC
10% had more than $50k of monthly revenue when accepted
W22 companies are building in more than 80 sectors. There isn’t an industry being touched by software that we don’t fund. At a high level:
We strive to be a bridge for everyone – no matter who they are, where they live, or what demographic they belong to – to enter the startup world. We have a long track record of funding founders who historically would never be given a chance. Here are stats on the W22 batch:
42 countries represented
About 50% of the companies are based outside the US
Michael Seibel is a Group Partner and Managing Director, Early Stage at YC. He was the cofounder and CEO Justin.tv and Socialcam. Socialcam sold to Autodesk in 2012 and Justin.tv became Twitch.
