Airbnb vs. New York: Lobby Group Funded By Airbnb Supports Airbnb, Lawmakers Express Concern

Do Airbnb hosts in New York have an expectation of privacy when violating state law out in the open on the Internet?  That’s a central issue in Airbnb’s legal struggle against the New York Attorney General.  The Internet Association, a lobby group funded by Airbnb, filed a brief today supporting Airbnb.  Having read through all its […]

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With each successive round, Y Combinator frequently funds new markets of startups that solve existing problems for other YC companies and the greater startup ecosystem.  I’ve recently been able to identify sixteen such companies in five new markets.

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Amicus
  • Batch: ycs12
  • Location: New York, NY
  • CrunchBase: amicus
  • Hacker News: n/a
  • Status: live
  • Market: charity and philanthropy
Amicus is a volunteer recruiting platform for non-profits. Amicus empowers cause-driven organizations to leverage the social networks of their supporters, raise more money, attract more members, and win more votes.