The Ideas Company

Y Combinator

Quiet

The original startup accelerator; runs four batches a year in San Francisco admitting ~150-200 companies each.

Type
Program
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Cheque
$125K–$500K
Base
San Francisco, CA · SF Bay Area
Fall 2026 batch on-time application deadline is July 27, 2026 8pm PT, decisions by Aug 28, 2026; runs Oct-Dec in San Francisco.

Recent announced deals

The evidence behind the quiet status.

No announced deals on record. Know one we missed? Send the announcement link.

People

  • Garry TanPresident & CEO
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Status is computed from announced deals only (Active ≤60d · Slow 60–120d · Quiet 120d+) — a floor, not a ceiling. Every deal links to its public source. Corrections with an announcement link are applied within a week.