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FW-2026-014 September 2026

YC batches got twice as likely to repeat an earlier YC company, from 18% to 47%

A 2013 to 2019 YC batch had a close match among 500 earlier YC companies for 18.3% of its companies; in Summer 2025 it was 46.5%.

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