When did the venture capital firm where Emmett Shear is a part-time partner start?
Y Combinator (company) Y Combinator is an American seed accelerator, started in March 2005. In 2017 "Forbes" ranked YC one of two "Platinum Plus Tier U.S. Accelerators". "Fast Company" has called YC "the world's most powerful start-up incubator". "Fortune" has called Y Combinator "a spawning ground for emerging tech giants".
William P. Egan William P. Egan is an American venture capitalist. He is the founder and General Partner at Alta Communications, a venture capital firm, and Marion Equity Partners, a private equity firm, both based in Boston, Massachusetts. Egan also founded Alta's predecessor firm, Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. (BEDCO) in 1979 and has identified and backed several of America's leading growth companies in the information technology, life sciences, and communications industries. Egan is also a limited partner, along with fellow BEDCO founder Craig Burr, at Nobska Partners, also in Boston.