Well, this is not strictly true about YC since they now have YC Fellowships [1] that can be completed remotely.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10974552" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10974552</a>