[nivenhuh]

How often are the YC application cycles?

I’m about to leave my job to work on a fashion startup with my husband. There are some technical aspects to the business that I am building into products, but my immediate focus is to get his clothing store online.

I know the product(s) I want to build will be compelling, but my concern is not having enough cash to hire a small team.

At what point is it best to apply? After you have a working application environment? After you have 1-2 people on your team?

[jjeaff]

You might consider pitching to https://amplify.la

They are based in Los Angeles and I believe have had a few successful fashion startups. LA being a global fashion hub probably doesn't hurt.

I have had experience with Amplify in the past and they were always helpful and not too pushy.

[hellcow]

I’ve also raised from Amplify and can confirm that they’re some of the most helpful investors I’ve worked with. They helped with strategy, intros, and subsequent rounds.

[erex78]

Second this, and not just for fashion. I went through amplify.LA at our geospatial analytics startup, Mapsense. The amplify folks were some of our best investors.

[pmohun]

https://www.ycombinator.com/faq

[pacarvalho]

They have 2 batches a year and accept applications from any stage.