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Re:Fake it till you make it: the wolves of Instagram by dublinben on Thursday May 03, 2018 @04:18PM (#16989522)
If there were, why would they accept non-profits, which they have done so since 2013?[0]

[0]https://www.ycombinator.com/nonprofits/

Re:Fake it till you make it: the wolves of Instagram by asdsa5325 on Thursday May 03, 2018 @04:38PM (#16989717)
> Since some people were confused when we funded Watsi, I’d better clarify that the money we’re putting into the nonprofits will be a charitable donation, rather than an investment in the narrow sense. We won’t have any financial interest in them.

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Re:Fake it till you make it: the wolves of Instagram by ugh123 on Thursday May 03, 2018 @04:25PM (#16989595)
I always assumed every YC startup is "non profit" for the first 5 years of life... ;)