Adding Canada Back to Our List of Accepted Countries of Incorporation | Y Combinator

Adding Canada Back to Our List of Accepted Countries of IncorporationFebruary 5, 2026·by Garry TanGoing forward, YC will once again invest in US, Canada, Cayman, and Singapore corporations.We previously decided to remove Canada from this list because we noticed that our top-performing Canadian companies reincorporated in the US. This is likely because incorporating in the US gives companies easier access to investor capital at Demo Day. But we don’t want to suggest that we no longer fund Canadian startups or Canadian founders. In fact, we invest in dozens of Canadian startups each year and have hundreds of Canadian founders in our alumni network, including one of YC’s founders, Trevor Blackwell.If you’re a Canadian founder, we welcome you to apply to YC.CategoriesYC NewsAuthorGarry TanGarry is the President & CEO of Y Combinator. Previously, he was the co-founder & Managing Partner of Initialized Capital. Before that, he co-founded Posterous (YC S08) which was acquired by Twitter.Other PostsYC Happy Hour at the JP Morgan Healthcare ConferenceNov 29, 2022YC’s 1st Health and Bio SummitSep 14, 2022Does co-founder matching work? It did for these YC companies.Nov 24, 2021Want to sign up for weekly updates from YC? Sign up for the newsletter