I'm sure this may come as a shock, but a lot of people are interested in knowing whether or not a company is YC funded, given the domain we're at is ycombinator.com.
I'm sorry if you feel this is "wankery"; I just prefer not to drop naked links.
I'm sorry if you feel this is "wankery"; I just prefer not to drop naked links.
If it had been something a bit more informative (if you'd mentioned YC along with some other stuff), then you're fleshing out the link, but if the only detail you're mentioning is YC you're not offering much. There are a lot of YCombinator companies I love, and there are a handful that I think are dreadful, and so being told it's a YC company doesn't guarantee me of anything other than that you'll be voted higher.
I'm sorry if the term "wankery" offended you - I use that as a lighthearted jab. Didn't mean to sound cruel when I said that.