YC Startup Spends $250k on Condoms, Nearly 4% of Its $6.5M Round
djcows · x · 2026-08-03
An anecdote from the venture capital scene: a recent YC startup spent a shocking $250,000 on condoms. However, considering the company later raised $6.5 million, this bizarre expense only accounts for 1/26 of their total funding round. The author notes that this is the era we live in—one shocking number counterbalances another.
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