Vivian Midha Shen and Raphael Schaad Join YC as General Partners
Vivian Midha Shen and Raphael Schaad have joined Y Combinator as General Partners after working as Visiting Partners for the last two batches. They have built successful companies and will now help other founders.
Intelligence analysis by Qwen 2.5 (3B)
Vivian Midha Shen and Raphael Schaad, who have worked as Visiting Partners for Y Combinator, are now joining as General Partners. They have built successful companies and will help other founders.
Vivian and Raphael are joining Y Combinator as partners to help other startups. They've already built successful companies and will use their experience to support new founders.
Analysis
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Key points
- Vivian Midha Shen and Raphael Schaad join Y Combinator as General Partners
- They have worked as Visiting Partners for the last two batches
- They have built successful companies and will help other founders
- Vivian Midha Shen co-founded Juni Learning and Acely
- Acely grew from zero to $10 million in run rate with a lean team
Vivian and Raphael's experience as Visiting Partners and their successful company building will help Y Combinator support more startups and create even more successful companies.
If Vivian and Raphael's guidance does not lead to the success of the startups they support, it could be a setback for Y Combinator and the startups they help.
