[Bitpush] Nemil Dalal, former Head of Product at a leading compliant platform, recently made a move—he joined Y Combinator as a Visiting Partner, focusing on the crypto sector.
He shared his thoughts on social media: “2012 was a turning point for me at YC. What I learned there directly helped me later incubate projects like USDC, the developer platform, and x402. Now having the chance to give back to the community that gave me so much is really meaningful.”
A bit of background: Dalal spent 7 years at that compliant platform, leading the push for USDC stablecoin, DeFi ecosystem, and developer tools. Now moving to YC, he’s essentially shifting from the product side to the investment and incubation side.
For crypto entrepreneurs, YC bringing in a partner dedicated to this sector is, in some ways, a signal—the traditional top incubator is ramping up its focus on Web3.
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rug_connoisseur
· 12-04 03:28
Dalal's move is pretty impressive—going from Coinbase to YC as a visiting partner is basically a flare signal for the crypto world. Feels like there’s going to be a wave of new projects coming out soon.
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LuckyBlindCat
· 12-04 03:24
This guy is really something. From USDC to YC, now he's starting to do incubation. Are traditional VCs finally taking crypto seriously?
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StableCoinKaren
· 12-04 03:18
USDC's founder is now promoting products at YC. Does this mean crypto entrepreneurs are saved? But honestly, product experts entering the investment space really do make money easily.
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LadderToolGuy
· 12-04 03:14
Is YC starting to pay attention to crypto again? This guy left Circle and jumped straight into YC as a partner—what does that say... Investment institutions are really starting to take Web3 seriously now, unlike the last couple of years when they completely ignored it.
Former product director of a leading platform joins YC as a visiting partner, focusing on incubation in the crypto sector.
[Bitpush] Nemil Dalal, former Head of Product at a leading compliant platform, recently made a move—he joined Y Combinator as a Visiting Partner, focusing on the crypto sector.
He shared his thoughts on social media: “2012 was a turning point for me at YC. What I learned there directly helped me later incubate projects like USDC, the developer platform, and x402. Now having the chance to give back to the community that gave me so much is really meaningful.”
A bit of background: Dalal spent 7 years at that compliant platform, leading the push for USDC stablecoin, DeFi ecosystem, and developer tools. Now moving to YC, he’s essentially shifting from the product side to the investment and incubation side.
For crypto entrepreneurs, YC bringing in a partner dedicated to this sector is, in some ways, a signal—the traditional top incubator is ramping up its focus on Web3.