# Why YC? We asked 50 founders why they applied to Y Combinator

**Author:** Y Combinator
**Type:** Video
**URL:** https://www.ycombinator.com/library/K7-why-yc-we-asked-50-founders-why-they-applied-to-y-combinator
**YouTube ID:** HQjjgi6271k

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Why do founders apply to YC? For this episode of Founder FAQ, we asked them\!

The deadline for Winter 24 batch is October 13. [Apply here](https://www.ycombinator.com/apply).

