Y Combinator (YC) has announced nine new Visiting Partners—former founders who will take time before their next ventures to advise startups in the current batch. The group includes leaders from companies like Swiftype, A…
Increased lifespans, combined with compound interest, are creating a "wealth lock-up" where capital accumulates in elderly hands for an extra decade or more, delaying inheritances until recipients are near retirement age…
Partnership between Y Combinator and Coinbase to fund startups building on blockchain technology, marking what they call "Fintech 3.0"—a new era of financial infrastructure using code for instant, global, self-custodial …
Ankit Gupta has joined Y Combinator as a General Partner, bringing deep machine learning expertise and startup experience as a former YC founder. He co-founded Reverie Labs, a biotech AI company later acquired by Ginkgo …
After 12 years at Y Combinator (YC), Dalton Caldwell is transitioning to the role of Partner Emeritus. He contributed significantly to YC's early-stage startup support and application process, most recently serving as a …
YC has promoted Jon Xu and Andrew Miklas, both founders from its Summer 2010 batch, from visiting partners to full-time General Partners. In their new roles, they will take on greater responsibility in selecting, advisin…
Tyler Bosmeny co-founded Clever, an educational technology company that grew to be used by over half of K-12 students in the U.S. and was ultimately sold for $500 million. After this success, he has returned to Y Combina…
After over a decade of serving as a YC founder, Group Partner, and Managing Director, Michael Seibel is transitioning to the role of Partner Emeritus. While he will step away from day-to-day operations and direct batch w…
Nicholas Carlini argues that advanced AI systems pose significant societal risks precisely because they are designed for "ruthless efficiency." He outlines a spectrum of concerns, from current harms like student over-rel…
Cursor, an AI-powered coding tool, has raised $60 million in Series A funding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive Capital, and OpenAI. The company states it has grown to over 40,000 customers and aims to…
The article reflects on the author's 45-year history in Silicon Valley, contrasting past economic cycles with current layoffs at Meta and Twitter. The author argues that despite sensationalized news coverage and reaction…