As Y Combinator’s latest batch of startups prepare their pitches for the accelerator’s April Demo Day, CEO Garry Tan is busy pitching investors, too — but on YC itself. YC is raising $2 billion in new ...

Since 2005, Y Combinator has backed over 5,000 companies that have a combined valuation of over $800 billion. The Fall 2025 batch features around 150 startups spanning a diverse range of industries — ...

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Y Combinator's spring 2025 batch featured 70 startups focused on agentic AI. The intensive, three-month accelerator program invests $500,000 in each selected startup. BI combed through YC's spring ...

The Silicon Valley dream is to build a tech startup that is such a unique idea it alters the commercial universe and turns its founders into billionaires. Participating in the Valley’s most famed ...

For decades, Silicon Valley has valorized the college dropout. Founders like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg left school early to build companies and they became billionaires. That ethos ...