[nemothekid]

IMO, those are filtering functions for YC. If you aren't willing to move to the US, then your company probably doesn't make sense for YC's business model.

YC isn't some philanthropic business program - its a Venture Capital fund. They make money when the companies they invest in go on to be worth billions of dollars. That almost always means the best possible outcome is you end up as a company registered in Delaware and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. If that isn't on your horizon, I'd argue that venture capital isn't attractive at all.

The USA-centric approach makes sense once you understand the expectation is for your company to be worth billions.