Dictionary

YC en · NOUN

Etymology

Combination of prefix C and prefix modifier Y

Meanings

1. (US) prototype cargoplane (prefix)

Deriveds

YC-17

Relateds

XC · YB · AC · YA · RC · QC · Y-plane · YQ · VC · KC · YF

YC en · PROPN

Etymology

Combination of prefix C and prefix modifier Y

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Y Combinator.
   alt of Y Combinator
   • The venture capitalist Chris Dixon told me, “They created the greatest business model of all time. For basically no money”— YC gives each company just a hundred and twenty thousand dollars, to cover expenses—“they get seven per cent of a lot of the best startups in Silicon Valley!” 2016 October 3, Tad Friend, quoting Chris Dixon, “Sam Altman’s Manifest Destiny”, in The New Yorker:
   • “If Sam [Altman] smiles, it’s super deliberate,” a former YC founder says. “Sam has smiled uncontrollably only once, when 'PG told him to take over YC.” 2025, Karen Hao, Empire of AI, New York City: Penguin Press, →ISBN:
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of yellow card
   alt of yellow card