Startup School

About

Y Combinator provides a self-paced online startup curriculum, co-founder matching and weekly progress tracking for early-stage founders.

Benefits

• 📚Curriculum — Essential advice for ambitious startup founders taught by Y Combinator partners and industry leaders
• 🤝Co-founder matching — Access to YC Co-Founder Matching, described as the world's largest co-founder matching platform with over 100,000 matches made
• 📈Accountability — A weekly update tool to track growth and progress
• 🧭Self-paced — Approximately 7 weeks if spending 1–2 hours per week

Eligibility Criteria

• No mandatory eligibility requirements are stated. It is intended for anyone at the early stages of building a startup, turning a side project into a company, or curious about becoming a founder.

Participation Commitments

• No mandatory participation commitments are stated for general access. Optional Startup School Certified status requires reviewing all relevant curriculum, participating in at least one weekly group session, and completing an 8-week streak of submitting updates.

Target Region

Worldwide

Target Sector

All Industries