Browsing: Y Combinator
When Bowery Capital general partner Loren Straub started talking to a startup from the last batch of Y Combinator accelerators a few months ago, he thought…
Y Combinator’s Garry Tan supports some AI regulations, but warns against AI monopolies
Garry Tan, chairman and CEO of Y Combinator, told a crowd at The Economic Club in Washington this week that “regulation is probably necessary” for artificial…
If you’ve ever wanted to apply to Y Combinator, here’s some inside information on how the iconic accelerator selects companies from someone who knows best: Garry…
Stack AI co-founders Antoni Rosinol and Bernardo Aceituno were PhD students at MIT completing their degrees in 2022, at a time when large language models were…
“When an investor passes you by, they won’t tell you the real reason,” said Tom Blomfield, the team’s partner at Y Combinator. “ONEThe first stage, frankly,…
Givebutter started in a George Washington University dorm in 2016 as a software solution to make nonprofit fundraising more transparent and fun. Eight years later, the…
Chilean instant payments API startup Fintoc raises $7 million to make Mexico its main market
Open banking may be a global trend, but implementation is fragmented. Fintech startups that do the legwork to make it a reality in smaller markets could…
Radical believes the time has come for solar-powered, high-altitude autonomous aircraft
Although many eyes are on space as orbit evolves into a thriving business ecosystem, Radical it keeps things a little closer to the ground — but…
Beeper acquired by Automattic, the decline of fintech and YC’s lack of LatAm founders
When it comes to news we love at TechCrunch, IPOs rank very high. Another great piece of news that comes around less often than we’d like…
Brazilian startup Salvyan enterprise mobile company, was the only company based in Latin America in Y Combinator’s latest batch, the accelerator confirmed to TechCrunch. This is…