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Will Africa produce the next DoorDash for Y Combinator?

Since 2021, Y Combinator has backed at least eight African food delivery startup, especially in the most recent cohorts. Is YC's bet geared towards producing the next DoorDash?

Eden Care becomes first Rwandan company to join Y Combinator

Health-focused insurtech Eden Care is the first Rwandan company to join Y Combinator (YC). The company is participating in the on-going summer batch of the accelerator.

Y Combinator halts late-stage investment fund, lays off employees

Garry Tan, YC's president has disclosed that the accelerator is shutting down its $700M Continuity Fund targeted at growth-stage startups, this will affect 20% of YC's employees.

Meet the African startups in YC 2023 winter batch

These African companies are participating in Y Combinator's 2023 winter batch.

Three years after exiting his first startup, Segun Adeyemi launches Anchor, a YC-backed BaaS fintech

Segun Adeyemi has launched a new startup, Anchor, three years after he exited Amplifypay. Anchor becomes the first BaaS company to be backed by YC.

Fact check: Paystack was the first YC-backed startup from Nigeria, not PetaSales

Contrary to several media reports, we found out that PetaSales is not the first Nigerian or African company that YC invested in.

The African startups in Y Combinator Summer 2022 batch

These African companies that have been accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2022 batch out of 146 companies, globally.