OpenResearch (United States)
OpenResearch (formerly Y Combinator Research) was founded in 2015 to pursue fundamental and open-ended research projects that are rarely possible in traditional research environments. The organization is independent of Y Combinator and was renamed in 2020 to better reflect its independence. Since its founding, the organization has incubated several notable projects, including the Human Advancement Research Community (HARC) led by Alan Kay, Dynamicland led by Bret Victor, and the Unconditional Ca
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- Category: nonprofit organization
- Website: https://www.openresearchlab.org
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- Founded: 2015 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
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- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-23
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OpenResearch (formerly Y Combinator Research) was founded in 2015 to pursue fundamental and open-ended research projects that are rarely possible in traditional research environments. The organization is independent of Y Combinator and was renamed in 2020 to better reflect its independence. Since its founding, the organization has incubated several notable projects, including the Human Advancement Research Community (HARC) led by Alan Kay, Dynamicland led by Bret Victor, and the Unconditional Ca
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