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Ask HN: Does YC Fund Non US StartUps?

8 points by paul9290 ↗ HN
I was wondering if YC accepts and funds start-up teams from outside the US (UK, Ireland, India, etc)?

If so, do the founders get temporary work visas or use their passports to stay in the US during YC?

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sawyer
I know they have funded Canadians, though I cannot speak to the details of how they legally remain in the US (or even if they all do) during and after the program.
brackin
They accept them and have accepted a lot but it's up to you to sort.
paul9290
I wonder if any non US YCombinator alums could detail their experience? Did you get a passport or a temporary work visa?

thnx

amehdiyeva87
No. But they can help you to get US and start your startup there if your idea great enough.
hugo31370
They accepted Greplin and Daniel is Swiss.
kevinclark
Daniel is Israeli, actually (as was his original YC batch cofounder). But yes, they've funded foreign teams before.
otherdudeagain
gocardless is based in London
paul9290
So did the gocardless team come to the US and participate in YCombinator in the Valley? If so did they get visas or just used their passports?
chris_dcosta
Harj is from the UK I think. At least he sounds very English. I'm fairly certain YC funded something he did.
ig1
Most use the visa waiver, it's a slightly grey area if doing YC is valid under the visa waiver (business meetings, raising investment, coding for fun are all legal - but coding for money isn't. YC falls in the graze zone between them).