Betaworks is embracing the AI trend not with yet another LLM, but instead a clutch of agent-type models automating everyday tasks that nevertheless aren’t so simple to define. […]
Y Combinator’s latest cohort had only one LatAm startup in large part because of AI
Brazilian startup Salvy, a mobile carrier for businesses, was the only company based in Latin America in Y Combinator’s latest batch, the accelerator confirmed to TechCrunch. That’s a […]
Could Congress actually pass a data privacy law?
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TechCrunch Minute: YC’s Demo Day highlights our AI startup bubble
Well-known startup accelerator Y Combinator held one of its two yearly demo day events this week, showcasing hundreds of startups that recently went through its program. Judging from […]
From YC to IPO: Winter 2024 Demo Day, Rubrik and Ibotta
What a week, everyone. Two full days of Y Combinator demo day activity kept us busy, but the latest accelerator cohort’s launch was far from the only big […]
Cross-border fintech stands out in Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 cohort
Cross-border fintech is hot right now. The cross-border payments market is forecasted to reach over $250 trillion by 2027, according to the Bank of England. And experts say […]
YC’s latest Demo Day shows fascinating wagers on healthcare, chip design, AI and more
The second half of Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 cohort presented on Thursday, once again bringing dozens and dozens of new startups before a chunk of the venture investing […]
These AI startups stood out the most in Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 batch
Despite an overall decline in startup investing, funding for AI surged in the past year. Capital toward generative AI ventures alone nearly octupled from 2022 to 2023, reaching […]
YC’s Winter 2024 Demo Day confirms that we are indeed in an AI bubble
Springtime means rain, the return of flowers and, of course, Y Combinator’s first demo day of the year. During the well-known accelerator’s first of two pitch days from […]
Nvidia might be clouding the funding climate for AI chip startups, but Hailo is still fighting
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