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. Y Combinator just published its spring 2026 “Requests for Startups,” the Silicon ...

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 ...

Harper is an AI-native insurance brokerage that just raised a $45 million combined Series A and seed, after being a member of ...

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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 ...

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. The YC demo day numbers present a fascinating puzzle. Y Combinator’s ...

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Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan says for about a quarter of the current YC startups, 95% of the code was written by AI. "What that means for founders is that you don't need a team of 50 or 100 engineers," ...