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Re:Ask HN: Has any YC startup from the last 6–7 years scaled... by sherbondy on Friday May 15, 2026 @01:18PM (#48151266)
Deel? Though I guess that is right at the cutoff of your time window (founded in 2019).
Re:Ask HN: Has any YC startup from the last 6–7 years scaled... by sherbondy on Friday May 15, 2026 @01:20PM (#48151293)
Also I honestly don't know much about these two, but they are huge and have raised a lot of money!

Whatnot: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/whatnot Zepto: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zepto

Both are in the top 100 list, W20 and W21 respectively.

It takes time to build a massive business! Most overnight successes are often 10 years in the making.