YC company walked away with customer funds – alert YC?

Question

Hey HN community - Before I fill out the general contact form for YC, I thought I'd check here first.My situation is that I haven't been able to get in touch with the founders of a YC company for a few months after engaging them on a project, signing agreements, and wiring them a considerable sum of money (tens of thousands).The last communication from the company was an informal email from the CEO in July saying they were dealing with funding issues, but that's the last I heard from them, which feels totally unacceptable.Is there a channel for communicating this type of issue directly with YC?

mwseibel · Accepted Answer

Feel free to drop me an email. Michael@ycombinator.com

racino84 · Answer

This isn't the place for this. Get a lawyer and contact them. HN isn't a place to get in touch with YC companies for issues with them.

andreshb · Answer

YC is a minority stake investor, not their boss or board member.
It seems that what you are looking at is a breach of contract where the company did not deliver what they agreed to deliver.
If the company ran out of money, they are probably a dead company/ bankrupt and have or will shut down. They are unlikely to be able to return the money or deliver, and you could end up either trying to sue a company that is dead and/or pierce the corporate veil alleging fraud.
Check with your lawyers.

csomar · Answer

You don't provide much details. Did you engage them in a contract or are they holding customers money? (aka digital bank). You need to understand that they are a commercial company and like all other companies can fail to deliver or go bankrupt if they don't have sufficient funding. Check the terms of your contract with them.YC, HN has nothing to do with it, though.

quickthrower2 · Answer

Sounds like you need a lawyer first.