Stoke Space raised $260 million in Series C funding, totaling $480 million to date, positioning it to build fully reusable rockets.
Reducto's AI tool turns PDFs and spreadsheets into data LLMs can use. We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck that landed the startup $8.4 million in seed funding.
Reducto raised $8.4 million to develop AI technology that improves how large language models read complex documents like PDFs and spreadsheets.
Exclusive: After causing outrage on Day 1 of Y Combinator, AI code editor PearAI lands $1M seed
Founders of PearAI initially faced backlash for their AI product's licensing and originality but adapted and graduated Y Combinator with new funding.
Stoke Space raised $260 million in Series C funding, totaling $480 million to date, positioning it to build fully reusable rockets.
Reducto's AI tool turns PDFs and spreadsheets into data LLMs can use. We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck that landed the startup $8.4 million in seed funding.
Reducto raised $8.4 million to develop AI technology that improves how large language models read complex documents like PDFs and spreadsheets.
Exclusive: After causing outrage on Day 1 of Y Combinator, AI code editor PearAI lands $1M seed
Founders of PearAI initially faced backlash for their AI product's licensing and originality but adapted and graduated Y Combinator with new funding.
As YC retreats from Africa, alumni launch accelerators to fill the gap | TechCrunch
Y Combinator's reduced focus on Africa creates opportunities for local accelerators to thrive, led by alumni who understand the market's needs.
What I Learned From Y Combinator's Free Startup School | Entrepreneur
Aspiring entrepreneurs filed 5.5 million new business applications in the U.S. last year.
Can ChatGPT Help Start a Business Compared to Y Combinator? | Entrepreneur
AI tools like ChatGPT can assist first-time founders with startup hurdles with thorough and understandable responses.
Y Combinator often backs startups that duplicate other YC companies, data shows - it's not just AI code editors | TechCrunch
YC startups thrive on iteration rather than uniqueness, often developing similar products to other graduates.
Want to Get Into Founder Mode? You Should Be So Lucky
Founders possess innate drive and vision, while professional managers often lack essential entrepreneurial spirit, which is crucial for navigating challenges.
I was asked to leave an event for female founders because I had my baby with me. I don't think babies and business should remain separate.
Balancing motherhood and career is possible with the right support.
As YC retreats from Africa, alumni launch accelerators to fill the gap | TechCrunch
Y Combinator's reduced focus on Africa creates opportunities for local accelerators to thrive, led by alumni who understand the market's needs.
What I Learned From Y Combinator's Free Startup School | Entrepreneur
Aspiring entrepreneurs filed 5.5 million new business applications in the U.S. last year.
Can ChatGPT Help Start a Business Compared to Y Combinator? | Entrepreneur
AI tools like ChatGPT can assist first-time founders with startup hurdles with thorough and understandable responses.
Y Combinator often backs startups that duplicate other YC companies, data shows - it's not just AI code editors | TechCrunch
YC startups thrive on iteration rather than uniqueness, often developing similar products to other graduates.
Want to Get Into Founder Mode? You Should Be So Lucky
Founders possess innate drive and vision, while professional managers often lack essential entrepreneurial spirit, which is crucial for navigating challenges.
I was asked to leave an event for female founders because I had my baby with me. I don't think babies and business should remain separate.
Balancing motherhood and career is possible with the right support.
OpenAI secured more billions, but there's still capital left for other startups | TechCrunch
OpenAI raised $6.6 billion, reaching a $157 billion valuation amidst warnings of an overheating startup market.
Y Combinator is making its first weapons industry bet on a company that wants to be the SpaceX of missiles
Ares Industries aims to revolutionize missile production by making them smaller and cheaper, akin to SpaceX's impact on the rocket industry.
Y Combinator expanding to four cohorts a year in 2025 | TechCrunch
Y Combinator will increase the number of annual cohorts from two to four, starting in 2025.
13 Startups Hiring Remote Jobs That Pay Up To $240,000+ In 2024
Remote roles in startups offer diverse job opportunities for varying levels of experience and can significantly benefit career growth.
Y Combinator's S24 batch: Here are the European startups that made the cut - Silicon Canals
Y Combinator's S24 batch aims to boost European startups by enhancing their products and increasing fundraising capabilities.
Y Combinator's first bet on weapons eyes a U.S.-China war and SpaceX playbook
Y Combinator is now supporting a weapons maker aiming to create smaller, cheaper anti-ship missiles to address current military needs in conflict situations.
OpenAI secured more billions, but there's still capital left for other startups | TechCrunch
OpenAI raised $6.6 billion, reaching a $157 billion valuation amidst warnings of an overheating startup market.
Y Combinator is making its first weapons industry bet on a company that wants to be the SpaceX of missiles
Ares Industries aims to revolutionize missile production by making them smaller and cheaper, akin to SpaceX's impact on the rocket industry.
Y Combinator expanding to four cohorts a year in 2025 | TechCrunch
Y Combinator will increase the number of annual cohorts from two to four, starting in 2025.
13 Startups Hiring Remote Jobs That Pay Up To $240,000+ In 2024
Remote roles in startups offer diverse job opportunities for varying levels of experience and can significantly benefit career growth.
Y Combinator's S24 batch: Here are the European startups that made the cut - Silicon Canals
Y Combinator's S24 batch aims to boost European startups by enhancing their products and increasing fundraising capabilities.
Y Combinator's first bet on weapons eyes a U.S.-China war and SpaceX playbook
Y Combinator is now supporting a weapons maker aiming to create smaller, cheaper anti-ship missiles to address current military needs in conflict situations.
Y Combinator-backed fintech CapWay has shut down | TechCrunch
CapWay, a fintech aiming to help those in banking deserts, has shut down, although its founder Sheena Allen vows to continue advocating for financial inclusion.
How Kapa uses LLMs to help companies answer users' technical questions reliably | TechCrunch
Kapa.ai specializes in providing AI assistants for technical queries, addressing needs of developers and businesses via updated documentation.
Y Combinator is being criticized after it backed an AI startup that admits it basically cloned another AI startup | TechCrunch
PearAI initially mismanaged an open-source license, leading to controversy and an apology from the founder, who acknowledged the mistake and corrected the license.
Y Combinator backs its first defense startup, Ares Industries | TechCrunch
Ares Industries, Y Combinator's first defense startup, aims to create affordable cruise missiles to support US defense capabilities.
How Y Combinator's founder-matching service helped medical records AI startup Hona land $3M | TechCrunch
Y Combinator's online founder-matching tool is highly valuable and influential in creating successful startups.
Y Combinator's latest cohort had only one LatAm startup in large part because of AI | TechCrunch
Y Combinator had a significant drop in Latin American startups in its Winter 2024 batch compared to previous cohorts.
The decline in Latin American startups participating in Y Combinator's batches is notable, potentially impacted by reduced efforts like global outreach tours.