Y Combinator, the famed Bay Area startup accelerator, has released its quarterly request for startups for this fall. These requests give a sense of the types of companies that YC partners are looking ...
The accelerator’s new ‘Requests for Startups’ covers everything from AI hedge funds to advanced metal mills.
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Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, Silicon Valley has been consumed by the rush to build billion-dollar AI startups. Nowhere is that more true than at Y Combinator, the blue-chip startup ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m a founder, writer and lecturer focusing on VC funds. “Vibe coding.” The term might sound like the latest startup slang or a ...
Y Combinator‘s latest cohort offers a glimpse into the maturation of artificial intelligence. According to recent analysis by CB Insights‘ research team, the Fall 2025 batch underscores AI’s ...
A startup called Pig.dev that participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 batch was working on a potentially revolutionary idea: AI agentic tech to control a Microsoft Windows desktop. But in May, the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m a founder, writer and lecturer focusing on VC funds. The YC demo day numbers present a fascinating puzzle. Y Combinator’s ...
Despite ongoing debates about its long-term sustainability, the artificial intelligence industry remains a magnet for substantial investment. While some critics warn of an impending AI bubble ...
Former Amazon engineers switch from high-paying jobs to tackle the $240 billion GPU waste problem. United States, January 19, 2026-- Chamber founder Charles Ding had everything going for him at Amazon ...