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January 26, 2013 02:37 am GMT

Y Combinator Backs Its First Non-Profit, Watsi; Paul Graham Says Hes Never Been So Excited To Invest

Screen shot 2013-01-25 at 12.43.27 PMBack in August, we wrote about the launch of a startup non-profit organization called Watsi, which offers anyone and everyone the opportunity to fund "low-cost, high impact treatment" for those who lack access to necessary care. Again, considering the fact that there are more than one billion people who are unable to afford adequate medical services (or don't have access to them), Watsi's mission has enormous (global) implications. And, honestly, it's a pleasure to see a startup tackling such a big problem, in spite of the fact that it's inherently complex, thorny and nearly impossible to solve.

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