The $100B Company with 10 People

AI tools let small, high-agency teams scale with far fewer people. YC wants to fund the first 10-person, $100B company, built on as little as $500k.

15 years ago, cloud computing removed the need to spend heavily on physical servers, so big companies could be built with far less capital. YC argues AI is doing the same for headcount: small, high-agency teams, even solo founders, can now build multi-billion dollar companies with as little as $500k in funding from YC.

The metric: YC expects the best of these startups to optimize for one number, revenue per employee.

Why it works: small, efficient teams avoid the politics, excessive meetings and lack of focus that slow huge companies down, and can win on speed and execution.

The ask: high-agency founders aiming to build the first 10-person, $100B company.

Read the full request on YC →