Y Combinator #
- type: accelerator
- url: ycombinator.com/apply
- applications: biannual batches
- amount: $500K standard deal
- status: not yet contacted
notes #
accepts solo founders. have funded creative/dev tools (replit, etc.). biggest name on the list. the "instrument not startup" framing might need adjusting here — yc wants growth stories. but the bare-metal OS + browser platform + solo-built stack is a compelling demo.
draft email #
apply via ycombinator.com/apply — not cold-emailable, but for any warm intros:
subject: aesthetic computer
hi —
i'm building aesthetic computer — a software platform and bare-metal operating system for painting, music, code, and games. it boots from a usb stick in 2 seconds or runs from a browser. i built the whole stack solo.
there's also kidlisp (a tiny language for art), a shop, a newsletter, academic papers, a social network, and a dedicated hardware device — all under one roof.
aesthetic.computer kidlisp.com papers.aesthetic.computer
@jeffrey