It would be really cool if YC came by UMD (University of Maryland). There is a start-up shell where a whole bunch of companies work out of, some of which has raised money and some not quite yet but it's a cool spot for start-ups nonetheless.
"In July 2015, Y Combinator introduced YC Fellowship Program to make an investment of $12,000 into 1000 startups every year. The first batch of YC Fellowship includes 32 companies, which received an equity-free grant instead of an investment."
Does that mean there will be 968 more fellowships given over the next ten months?
I think that 1000 figure comes from a statement they made along the lines of "one day we could be funding 1000 companies through this Fellowship program". I don't think they had a figure in mind for this batch.
Thanks for catching. I asked UIUC to make an edit on that. The first batch of YCF is starting up this week -- and we're not making decisions about the future of the program till we see how this pilot goes.
Honestly I'm not too sure. There is an Entrepreneurial club, but I wouldn't say any particular organization is out there for this kind of thing. Do you have an email I can reach you at? Maybe I can connect you with someone from the Computer Science club at the very least.
Would love for you guys to come to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. We're only a 3 hour drive away and we have a huge entrepreneurship mindset on campus - we have an on campus incubator as well as a whole Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, plus a pretty good CS program :)
Can YC set anything up at UCLA? We're really starting to have a very vibrant start-up community. Travis Kalanick (Uber CEO) is actually paying us a visit and is sitting down with students and alumni in a couple of weeks!
I'd be more than willing to help out or volunteer.
Shoot me a note at kat at ycombinator. We'll be visiting more schools later this fall and this winter. We went to UCLA last year with Alexis Ohanian's bus tour and we'd be happy to visit again.
I would really love YC to come to Utah. We're building a dorm specifically made as a 24/7 living / co-working space providing all the resources for students to start businesses.
It seems like the west coast isn't getting much love. I understand staying out of the Bay Area, but UW, UCSD etc. seem like they would be good places to visit.
We are not doing Startup School this fall. This doesn't replace Startup School - but we decided to focus on things like this, YCF, and open office hours this fall. Startup School will be back next year.
