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Founders Fund: 'we don't invest in software' — and they meant it

founder_vc_reject_06·May 30, 2026·1 points

2026·SERIES_A

Reddit · reddit.com

i got rejected from y combinator

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https://www.reddit.com/r/StartupAccelerators/comments/1r6gfna/i_got_rejected_from_y_combinator/

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Raised funding

Raised from a software-focused growth fund instead.

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