YC Summer 2021 Batch Stats
by Michael Seibel9/2/2021
Earlier this month we hosted our 33rd Demo Day where 377 companies presented virtually. You can see a list of the companies that presented on-the-record in the YC Directory.
Here are stats on the YC S21 batch:
- 377 companies
- 47 countries represented – that represents over 4 billion people around the world
- About 50% of the companies are based outside the US
- The top countries represented, excluding the US, include: India (33), UK (18), Mexico (17), Canada (18), Brazil (11), and Singapore (12)
Categories:
- B2B/Enterprise – 30%
- Fintech (including consumer fintech) – 18%
- Consumer (including consumer healthcare) – 15%
- DevTools – 14%
- Bio/Healthcare (Diagnostics/Therapeutics/Med Device) – 9%
- Education – 5%
- Climate/Energy/Sustainability – 4%
- Real Estate/Housing/Construction – 3%
- Aerospace/Aviation – 2%
Founder demographics:
- 37% of the batch identify as an underrepresented founder (Women, Black and Latinx, Native American)
- Women founders: 22% of the companies have a woman founder, 12% of the founders are women
- Demographic breakdown:
- 17% Asian founders
- 4% Black founders
- 15% LatinX
- 5% Middle Eastern or North African
- .33% Native American or Native Hawaiian
- 17% South Asian
- 43% White