3,000 miles away from Manhattan, nestled in the center of Mountain View, CA, Y Combinator makes its home as (arguably) the most prestigious startup incubator in the world. This group of YC alumni migrated away from tech’s occidental promised land, and ventured east to New York City. Here are the Silicon Alley startups who started out as carefully-selected Y Combinator bets.
Hungryroot’s AI-powered “personalized grocery service” finds users groceries and recipes in a matter of minutes, rendering the days of walking around a brick-and-mortar store a “routine of the past,” according to founder and CEO Ben McKean.