>But... this is really getting old. It seems like EVERY SINGLE YC startup is being featured on Techcrunch.
Being a YC funded company is notable in the same way that being funded by any top tier angel or VC would be. It is the same reason why every publicly launched company invested in by Chris Sacca, Jeff Clavier, Ron Conway, Dave McClure, etc is covered on TechCrunch and other tech blogs. TC also routinely covers companies coming out of Techstars and other well known early stage investment programs.
It may seem like YC gets more coverage, but I think it is roughly proportional to the number of companies that YC funds. YC has funded something like 60 companies in 2010.
Being a YC funded company is notable in the same way that being funded by any top tier angel or VC would be. It is the same reason why every publicly launched company invested in by Chris Sacca, Jeff Clavier, Ron Conway, Dave McClure, etc is covered on TechCrunch and other tech blogs. TC also routinely covers companies coming out of Techstars and other well known early stage investment programs.
It may seem like YC gets more coverage, but I think it is roughly proportional to the number of companies that YC funds. YC has funded something like 60 companies in 2010.