A friend and I were discussing whether it still makes sense to apply to Y Combinator if a startup has already raised a significant seed round — say $1M or even $5M — from institutional VCs.
Would YC still provide meaningful value at that stage, or is it mostly helpful for earlier, pre-traction companies? Curious if anyone has experience with this or has seen it play out.
Would YC still provide meaningful value at that stage, or is it mostly helpful for earlier, pre-traction companies? Curious if anyone has experience with this or has seen it play out.