He confirmed the news on X.
Seibel, a political science graduate and entrepreneur behind Justin.tv and Socialcam, has worked closely with many Y Combinator (YC) startups.
According to YC, the companies he has advised are now worth a combined $192 billion. Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan announced the news separately in a company blog post, emphasising Michael Seibel’s deep-rooted connection with the organisation.
Over the course of 21 YC batches, he has conducted 6,500 office hours, advising more than 1,745 companies.
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“Michael’s impact at YC has been massive. He’s been instrumental in shaping our programme, our culture, and our values. I know I’ve learned a ton from him,” Tan said.
The announcement comes just weeks ahead of YC’s Spring batch commencement, with the program scheduled to run from April to June.
YC has been a significant investor over the years in numerous Indian startups, with some of its portfolio firms being Razorpay, Zepto, Meesho, Groww, among others. YC’s India bets have also increased over the last few years, making the country second after the US on YC’s list of top companies, ET reported in September 2023.
