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Y Combinator Anchors in San Francisco’s Pier 70 Shipyard

Rary Maharani
Last updated: April 9, 2024 2:09 am
Rary Maharani
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  • Y Combinator moves headquarters to San Francisco’s Pier 70.
  • The new campus fosters a college-like environment for founders to meet and collaborate.
  • Y Combinator’s presence in the Dogpatch neighborhood contributes to the area’s tech-driven revival.

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Fostering a college-like environment for foundersThe Dogpatch’s tech renaissance

Y Combinator, the renowned startup accelerator, has moved its headquarters from Mountain View to San Francisco’s Pier 70 shipyard.

The accelerator initially occupied a tall, one-room building in June 2022 and later expanded into the adjacent building in January, securing a total of 60,000 square feet of office space.

Fostering a college-like environment for founders

The new campus aims to create a college-like atmosphere where founders can easily meet and collaborate.

The main building features long wooden tables, a video studio, meeting rooms, and three vaults for safeguarding office supplies and snacks.

Jared Friedman, a group partner at Y Combinator, envisions transforming the shipyard’s old infirmary into a store where startups can showcase their products.

The Dogpatch’s tech renaissance

The Dogpatch neighborhood, once a dingy and tucked-away area, has transformed into a young-adult mecca over the past eight years.

OpenAI’s recent half-million-square-foot office space acquisition in nearby Mission Bay further testifies to the area’s growing hipness. Y Combinator’s latest batch has 590 founders, more than a third of whom live in or around the Dogpatch.

The accelerator has formed strategic alliances with local landlords to provide flexible leasing options for founders. The group partners believe that the proximity of founders living and working in the area will foster camaraderie and lead to a tech-savvy revival of the once-empty shipyard.

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