Mar 8, 2024,06:30am EST In the summer of 2022, Garry Tan embarked on a journey from San Francisco to the Cotswolds, a serene region of England located about two hours west of London, for a pivotal meeting with his mentor, Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham. Tan, a seasoned participant in the YC program who …
3:18 PM GMT•February 12, 2024 A new dating app has emerged just in time for Valentine’s Day, but it comes with a unique requirement: Users must boast a minimum credit score of 675 to join. Score, the brainchild of financial platform Neon Money Club, is tailored for individuals with good to excellent credit scores, aiming …
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8:30 PM GMT•February 16, 2024 The global video game industry surpasses the combined revenue of movies and music annually, yet it has not been immune to the macroeconomic shifts of recent years. Layoffs in gaming companies and a decline in venture funding marked 2023, hitting a five-year low. However, venture capitalists hold optimism for a …
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5:00 PM GMT•February 17, 2024 Last Monday, while I was at a brewery in Phoenix, 2,000 miles away from home, I stumbled upon Walter the Producer, an indie musician based in Boston. His music, absent from the playlists I typically follow, boasts less than 150,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. Without the chance Shazam encounter, I …
2:51 PM GMT•February 14, 2024 Y Combinator has broadened its scope for potential startups, adding spatial computing, climate tech, and various applications of AI to its latest Request for Startups (RFS) list, announced on Wednesday. Dalton Caldwell, YC Managing Director, outlined the call for startups in a recent blog post, marking the first update to …
In the ongoing competition among tech giants to develop more potent AI systems using smaller, faster chips, a newly established unicorn startup has emerged. Co-founded by veterans of the semiconductor industry, including the billionaire couple behind Nasdaq-listed Marvell Technology, the startup aims to accelerate a potential shift toward larger yet faster chips. This innovative approach, …
Scaling Early Cancer Detection: Y Combinator’s Latest Call for Startups Y Combinator recently released its latest request for startups (RFS), drawing attention not only because it’s been a while since the incubator shared its sought-after ideas but also because of the notable categories it’s emphasizing. As Sarah Perez highlighted, YC’s RFS covers a wide array …
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Koloma Secures $245.7 Million in Funding for Innovative Hydrogen Extraction Clean energy startup Koloma has successfully raised $245.7 million in a recent financing round, establishing itself as a prominent player in the emerging field of extracting carbon-free hydrogen from natural underground deposits. The funding was unveiled in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on February …
Feb 10, 2024,06:30am EST Bryan Johnson, self-proclaimed as the “most measured person in human history” and renowned for amassing wealth through the sale of his online payments startup to PayPal for $800 million, has become a prominent figure in Silicon Valley’s enduring fascination with “biohacking” aimed at prolonging life. Johnson’s commitment to an anti-aging regimen …
Meta’s Decision to End Facebook Groups API Leaves Developers and Users in Turmoil Meta’s unexpected announcement regarding the impending shutdown of its Facebook Groups API has thrown businesses and social media marketers into disarray. On January 23, Meta revealed the release of Facebook Graph API v19.0, disclosing the deprecation of its existing Facebook Groups API. …
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