The disconnect between Y Combinator Demo Day and due diligence

The disconnect between Y Combinator Demo Day and due diligence

5 years ago
Anonymous $hYN7Hy7o7J

https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/27/y-combinator-demo-day-dispo-due-diligence/

Within 48 hours, the startup world experienced two momentous events: Y Combinator’s largest Demo Day ever, and the early investor exodus of Dispo, a photo-sharing app. Both events, while seemingly unrelated, taught us a lot about the importance, and difficulty, of due diligence in our current world.

For background, early investors in Dispo distanced from the startup after a key investigation unearthed allegations around co-creator and popular YouTuber, David Dobrik. Per venture capitalists I spoke to, the move to “sever all ties” with Dispo was unprecedented.