In 2016 about 22.3% of companies YC funded had a woman on the founding team and about 12.5% of founders funded were women.

Judged as of 2017-01-01, against YC's published 2016 diversity figures. True: YC's figures show about 22.3% of funded companies had at least one woman founder and about 12.5% of funded founders were women, each within about 1 percentage point. Mostly true: one figure is off by 1–3 points, or the period differs slightly (for example batches rather than the calendar year). Mixed: one figure matches and the other is off by more than 3 points. Mostly false: both figures are off by more than 3 points but are in the same general range. False: the figures are substantially different, for example double or half.

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1. E1 Y Combinator's quest for diversity | TechCrunch TechCrunch · 20 March 2017

   “In total, 22.3 percent of the companies YC funded had a woman on the founding team, 12.5 percent of the founders YC funded were women and 11.6 percent of the founders YC funded were black or Latinx.”

2. E2 Y Combinator says its companies are on target for $100B total valuation Fast Company · 16 February 2017

   “In 2016, 12.5% of founders funded were women and 11.6% were black or Latino.”

TechCrunch [E1] reports YC's figures: 22.3 percent of the companies YC funded had a woman on the founding team, and 12.5 percent of the founders YC funded were women. Fast Company [E2] separately reports that 12.5% of the founders funded in 2016 were women. Both figures match the claim exactly, which is within the 1-point tolerance the criteria set for true.