# Jared Friedman

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Real Alpha has cut one moment of Jared Friedman (Managing partner, Y Combinator) talking, from an interview on Lightcone published Sep 17, 2026.

- Role: Managing partner, Y Combinator
- On X: https://x.com/snowmaker

## What Jared Friedman said

- [RL environment and data startups quietly build huge revenue](https://realalpha.app/s/rl-environment-and-data-startups-quietly-build-huge-revenue/)
  Lightcone · Sep 17, 2026 · 2 min
  > “We pulled the data recently, and just in the last two years, YC has funded more than a dozen companies that are each making more than $10 million a year” — Jared Friedman · [23:26](https://realalpha.app/v/yslXlV2BP_Y/?t=1406)

## The episode

- [The State of Startups in 2026](https://realalpha.app/v/yslXlV2BP_Y/) · Lightcone · Sep 17, 2026