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How much is the bias against startups that have been to other accelerators? What are the benchmarks for progress in those cases?

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Small. In general, we just look for progress commensurate with resources. If you've raised more money and been working on the company for longer, we expect more progress than if you've just started.

thanks! We were wondering if it was worth applying.

We went from zero revenue to generating revenue after our old accelerator and was looking into YC to grow now that we had a solid, validated product-market fit.

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