A VC reports that YC startups' valuations are 79% higher than those of non-YC startups. This doesn't mean, of course, that a given company's valuation will be 79% higher if they do YC. The YC companies could also be better. But either way it's clearly not a bad brand to have.

Nichole Wischoff@NWischoffSep 4

Some data on S26 YC batch vs non-YC early stage companies also raising money right now. These are from companies our firm has met with over the past week. Crazy to compare to this time last year. https://t.co/55SVvjNUCF https://t.co/a5inu3XcHN