80,000 Hours

Y Combinator Summer 2015 · Europe

What it sells

An online guide that tells talented graduates how to maximise the…

Business model breakdown

Economics: what it saves and how it charges

Nonprofit; free guides, podcast, job board and free 1-on-1 advising, supported by donors.

Distribution: how it reaches customers

Free content, newsletter/podcast, job board, free AI career advisor chat and 1-on-1 calls.

Funding history and coverage

Round dateStageAmountInvestorsSource
—Y Combinator Summer 2015—Y Combinatorycombinator.com

Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.