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Seems like “conducting legal due diligence on prospective portfolio companies” is also likely large aspect of YC’s legal department’s efforts; though I would think YC’s Continuity Fund would have been a much larger internal consumer of due diligence services than early stage fund; this based on recent YC job listing for a “Legal Analyst” position:
There are 1.35 million lawyers in America (4 lawyers per 1000 people in the sad State of California) and they are all looking for someone to sue.
If you have a visible business footprint you are a target and have to lawyer up.
Just a Fact of life - Not really a reflection on YC or any other company.
I expect they will announce either some startup backoffice/HR/admin tool, or some centralized vetting/investment for the masses, like robinhood but for pre IPO. The former is more likely. maybe start as something crap but hyped out of propo,rtion like a founders master classes by subscription.