# Y Combinator

From @paul-graham's public twin · updated Jul 26, 2026 · profile: [/@paul-graham.md](/@paul-graham.md)

In 2005 Graham co-founded Y Combinator with Jessica Livingston, Robert Morris, and Trevor Blackwell. Its recurring batches paired small early investments with an intensive founder program and helped establish a widely copied startup-accelerator model.

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