Will YC fund non-American startups?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23379

by Keios • 19 years ago

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sharpshoot2• 19 years ago

Yeah, there quite a few now. Hey San, Auctomatic and a lot in the summer round.

Keios3• 19 years ago

Thanks for the response sharpshoot. Would anyone know if there were any folks from India?

sharpshoot2• 19 years ago

Buxfer are from India. I think they were on student visas initially but then switched to work visas.

YC's philosophy (from talking to everyone involved) seems to be if you good enough regardless of where you are apply. Visa complications are obviously a pain but if your get in you get in.

SwellJoe2• 19 years ago

View3 are 2/3 Indian, I believe. Also on student visas at Stanford, if I recall correctly.

SwellJoe2• 19 years ago

But, I understand getting a work visa can be challenging and time-consuming. Temporary for the 3 months might not be as big of a problem...Auctomatic came from England for YC and only stayed 90 days (with plans to return ASAP). Maybe Kulveer or Harj will chime in with what they had to go through to make it happen.

pg• 19 years ago

This is answered in our faq: http://ycombinator.com/faq.html

Keios3• 19 years ago

Thank you everyone for your responses :) I was worried about the visas, but I think I need to focus on the hacking instead..

Keios3• 19 years ago

Does YC help with the visas?

Will YC fund non-American startups?

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