The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCs
Another Y Combinator Demo Day took place on Thursday, but this batch looked a little different. While every…
Y Combinator’s Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to ‘distill’ frontier models, too
When it comes to Chinese AI labs using distillation techniques to extract knowledge from frontier model makers, Y…
AfterQuery reportedly becomes Y Combinator’s fastest-ever unicorn, now valued at $3.2B
AI training-data startup AfterQuery has reportedly raised a round that valued it at $3.2 billion. This just five…
IIT graduate Vidit Aatrey left his IAS dream then his corporate career but failed twice building a startup; today he has turned an e-commerce giant into a Rs 30,000-crore business
Aatrey left a corporate career to pursue entrepreneurship with Meesho There was a time when a government job…
SpaceX’s IPO is fueling a new wave of space startups and opening markets beyond Earth
SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO did more than turn Elon Musk’s rocket company into one of the world’s most valuable…
Y Combinator Turns Arena Into AI’s Biggest Pep Rally
The CEOs walked out of the light-up tunnel like they were preparing to wrestle. A cameraman walked ahead…
The 11 standout startups from YC’s Demo Day, according to VCs
With each new season comes another YC Demo Day. On Tuesday, the Spring 2026 cohort was unveiled, filled…
We Built a Million-Dollar App After 5 Flops. Here’s Our Playbook.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Ruber, a 29-year-old cofounder and CEO, based in…
Drafted Secures $16M in Funding to Reshape Home Design With AI
People have vibe-coded apps for all sorts of tasks, from nutrition planning to babysitting gigs to grocery shopping.…
Raunak Adhikary: Meet Rounak Adhikary: Ashneer Grover once told him ‘Tu Baith Jaa Yaar’ and cut off his pitch mid-sentence; now he’s living every startup founder’s dream
Most viral stories on the internet last a few days. This one took four years. Back in 2022,…
Insurance startup Corgi hits $1.3B valuation 4 months after its Series A
Business insurance startup Corgi announced on Wednesday a $160 million Series B, led by TCV, valuing the startup…
Bret Taylor’s Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup Fragment
Sierra, the customer service agent startup founded by Bret Taylor, announced on Thursday that it has acquired the…