Excellency Members Attend YC's Startup School: Paris Edition
2026-07-05
Summary: Hannah, Lukas, Benjamin, and Severin spent a day in Paris at Y Combinator's newly launched Startup School Paris, an addition to YC's flagship program in San Francisco.
Y Combinator brought Startup School to Paris this year, running the event alongside its established San Francisco edition. Four of our Excellency members, Hannah Fluch, Lukas Eschbacher, Benjamin Schießwohl, and Severin Gal, were there for it.
Over the course of the day, our members heard from founders who have built and scaled companies, including speakers from AMI, Datadog, and Supabase. They shared candid insights into what it takes to turn an early idea into a company that lasts.
Our members found the people in the room just as valuable as the sessions. The event brought together curious, generous people at different stages of their startup journeys, and the conversations carried the same energy as the talks onstage.
A big thank you goes to Bitmovin, which sponsored accommodations for two of our members and helped make their trip to Paris possible.
We are proud to see our members seeking out opportunities to learn directly from founders and the broader startup community, and we look forward to seeing how the experience shapes what they build next.