Y Combinator appoints two new General Partners
Y Combinator, the startup accelerator, announced that Vivian Midha Shen and Raphael Schaad have joined as General Partners. Both have prior experience as Visiting Partners with YC and backgrounds in building successful tech companies. Shen co-founded Juni Learning and Acely, while Schaad founded Cron, later acquired by Notion. They will support YC startups from early product stages through growth.
- Vivian Midha Shen and Raphael Schaad appointed General Partners
- Both previously served as Visiting Partners at YC
- Shen has experience founding AI and edtech startups
- Schaad founded Cron, acquired by Notion in 2022
- They will support startups throughout YC batches
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