Adding Canada Back to Our List of Accepted Countries of Incorporation

Going forward, YC will once again invest in US, Canada, Cayman, and Singapore corporations.

We previously decided to remove Canada from this list because we noticed that our top-performing Canadian companies reincorporated in the US. This is likely because incorporating in the US gives companies easier access to investor capital at Demo Day. But we don’t want to suggest that we no longer fund Canadian startups or Canadian founders. In fact, we invest in dozens of Canadian startups each year and have hundreds of Canadian founders in our alumni network, including one of YC’s founders, Trevor Blackwell.

If you’re a Canadian founder, we welcome you to apply to YC.