[mooism2]

"[T]he winter 2012 funding cycle ... will take place ... from January through March 2012."

Even if it starts in December, the majority of the time is in 2012.

"Fall" is vaguely September---December, isn't it? (I've always assumed "fall" is the American word for "autumn", am I wrong?)

[sassyboy]

Agreed that the majority of the time is in 2012 and that could very well be the reason why its named that way. Just that when I first read Winter 2012 I was under the impression that it is for next years batch.

[mooism2]

If I worked for YC and got to name the funding cycle I'd call it Winter 2011/12; both Winter 2011 and Winter 2012 are ambiguous imo. But I don't.