I co-founded Fold [0], which went on to raise a $13M Series A from Craft and has some pretty incredible numbers. We were rejected a few times, one after a pretty spicy in-person interview where one of the partners told me to "have fun in jail" because we dared to mess with Bitcoin while the US regulatory system worked itself out.
The parent company became Thesis, a venture studio where we raised a $21M Series A, and have incubated a few more projects (Keep, tBTC, Saddle, Tally).
A friend's company, Wyre, was rejected. They ended up being acquired for 1.5B [1].
It would've been nice to do YC in 2013/14. From what I've heard from other founders, I'm not sure the value today is nearly so high.
The parent company became Thesis, a venture studio where we raised a $21M Series A, and have incubated a few more projects (Keep, tBTC, Saddle, Tally).
A friend's company, Wyre, was rejected. They ended up being acquired for 1.5B [1].
It would've been nice to do YC in 2013/14. From what I've heard from other founders, I'm not sure the value today is nearly so high.
[0] - https://foldapp.com [1] - https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-startup-wyre-being-acqui...