Y Combinator
PulseAugur coverage of Y Combinator — every cluster mentioning Y Combinator across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
- founded by Paul Graham 100%
- founded by Jessica Livingston 100%
- founded Paul Graham 90%
- founded by Garry Tan 90%
- employed by Garry Tan 90%
- founded Hacker News 90%
- instance of Rose-ringed Parakeet 90%
- founded Garry Tan 90%
- invested by Andreessen Horowitz 80%
- invested in Andreessen Horowitz 80%
- invested by Bloomberg Beta 80%
- affiliated with Paul Graham 70%
- 2026-05-25 funding OpenAI is offering $2 million in API tokens to Y Combinator startups. source
- 2026-05-20 funding OpenAI is providing $2 million in compute credits to Y Combinator startups.
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OpenAI launches founder support team to boost startup AI adoption
OpenAI has launched a new initiative called the Founder Experience Team, led by Laura Modiano, to support startups in leveraging AI products. This team aims to provide resources and guidance to help founders accelerate …
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Minicor launches AI agents for legacy desktop automation
Minicor has launched a platform for building and running desktop automations at scale using AI agents. The service is designed to interact with legacy desktop applications that lack APIs, a common issue in industries li…
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Y Combinator founder dislikes AI-written emails, calls them dishonest
Paul Graham, the founder of Y Combinator and an early OpenAI investor, expressed his strong dislike for AI-generated emails, stating they feel disingenuous. He indicated that he tends to ignore such communications, sugg…
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Weave (YC W25) seeks AI, ML, product, and design engineers
Weave, a startup participating in the Y Combinator W25 batch, is actively recruiting for several key engineering and design roles. The company is seeking individuals with expertise in machine learning, artificial intell…
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RentFlow (YC S24) Seeks Senior AI/ML Lead
RentFlow, a startup participating in the Y Combinator S24 batch, is actively seeking to hire a Senior AI/ML Lead. This role is crucial for the company's growth and development in the artificial intelligence and machine …
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OpenAI offers $2M in tokens to Y Combinator startups
OpenAI is providing $2 million in API tokens to all companies participating in the current spring and summer Y Combinator batches. The deadline for the summer batch has been extended to May 25th to allow more founders t…
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Typewise seeks AI Growth Engineer for Zurich or remote role
Typewise, a company backed by Y Combinator's S22 batch, is actively seeking to hire an AI Growth Engineer. The position is open to candidates located in Zurich or those who prefer remote work. This role is crucial for t…
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Superlog offers self-installing observability and bug fixing
Superlog is a new observability tool designed for developers that automatically installs itself and identifies bugs. It aims to simplify the process of monitoring applications by providing self-installation and automate…
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Stilta raises $10.5M from a16z, YC for patent rediscovery
Stilta, a legal tech startup, has secured $10.5 million in funding from prominent investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Y Combinator (YC). The company aims to assist businesses in identifying and reclaiming forgotten…
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Indie dev launches Mozart to manage AI agent coordination
An indie developer shares their journey of building a new tool called Mozart, driven by a desire to escape freelance work and pursue their own entrepreneurial dreams. After several unsuccessful app attempts, the develop…
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Y Combinator's OpenAI Stake Sparks Debate on AI's Future
Recent discussions have resurfaced regarding Y Combinator's investment in OpenAI, prompting a debate about the role of venture capital in AI development. This investment is seen as a significant move by major tech incub…
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Voker launches analytics platform for AI agents
Voker, a startup backed by Y Combinator's S24 batch, has launched an analytics platform specifically designed for AI agents. The platform aims to provide insights and data analysis tools tailored to the unique operation…
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Greenboard raises $15.5M for AI-driven financial compliance
Greenboard, a startup focused on automating financial compliance using AI, has secured $15.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Base10 Partners and included other investors like Y Combinator and General C…
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AI voice startup Vapi raises $50M at $500M valuation after landing Amazon Ring
AI voice startup Vapi has secured $50 million in Series B funding, reaching a $500 million valuation. This funding round was led by Peak XV Partners and includes investment from Microsoft's M12, Kleiner Perkins, and Bes…
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Decision markets struggle with trader liquidity and complex architecture
Decision markets, designed to inform choices rather than just predict outcomes, are facing challenges due to a limited pool of informed traders and overly complex architectures. These markets require significant capital…
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China court bans AI firings; Pwn2Own rejects AI exploits; YC startups speed up with AI
A Chinese court has ruled that replacing workers with AI solely for cost reduction is illegal, setting a precedent for labor rights in the age of AI. Separately, the Pwn2Own Berlin hacking competition saw a large reject…
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YC W25 startup Bild AI seeks founding product engineers
Bild AI, a startup that emerged from the Y Combinator W25 batch, is actively seeking to hire founding product engineers. The company is looking to build out its core engineering team to drive product development.
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Y Combinator Startups Face Scandals Over Fraud, Code Theft, and AI Misrepresentation
Several startups originating from Y Combinator have faced significant scandals, including allegations of fraud, code theft, and business failures. Delve was expelled for allegedly generating fake reports despite claimin…
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Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf details defense tech firm's growth and evolving warfare
Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf, who has led the defense tech company since its inception, discussed its early days developing autonomous surveillance towers. The company, now valued at $30.5 billion, is facing increasing scr…
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VCBench benchmark tests LLMs for venture capital founder success prediction
Researchers have introduced VCBench, a novel benchmark designed to evaluate the capabilities of large language models in predicting founder success within the venture capital industry. This benchmark includes a dataset …