Y Combinator’s Next Chief, Garry Tan, Is Open to Expansion

Y Combinator, the technology industry’s most prestigious business incubator, appointed venture capitalist Garry Tan as its new head.

Tan, who will be the first Asian American in the role, will take over early next year as president and chief executive officer from Geoff Ralston, 61, who ran the firm since 2019.

Tan said he’ll wait until he arrives to make plans for Y Combinator, but will entertain the idea of expanding the program. “The value of any network is the square of its nodes,” he said. “If you hold quality constant while increasing the size, that creates a situation ...