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Y Combinator’s Garry Tan wants U.S. open-weight AI labs to ‘distill’ frontier models, too
Tan argues that frontier models themselves trained on public human knowledge so access to capable AI should be "a form of public good."
AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year
Blacksmith says revenue has grown more than tenfold over the past year.
Robinhood to list a fund that lets anyone back Y Combinator startups
Robinhood's latest financial instrument intends to let any retail investor feel like they, too, can make money by backing Y Combinator startups.
Pocket raises $11M in bet on rising demand for AI note-taking devices
Pocket sells a $129 credit card-shaped puck, which sticks to the back of your phone, and promises unlimited recordings, transcriptions, and to-do it…
Corgi, the buzzy Y Combinator-backed insurance tech startup, says it didn’t steal an open source product
Corgi became embroiled in controversy when Papermark accused it of stealing its software. Corgi says it did not, raising new questions about vibe co…
The 11 standout startups from YC’s Demo Day, according to VCs
TechCrunch spoke to investors to find the hottest startups in the Spring 2026 YC batch. Some of them commanded valuations of over $175 million, VCs…
Convective Capital raises an $85 million fund to build disaster resilience
After launching to invest in fire tech, Convective is broadening its mandate to disaster resilience.
Sam Altman makes ‘mic drop’ offer to every Y Combinator startup
Altman offered to have OpenAI invest in every single startup in this Y Combinator class: tokens for equity.
Y Combinator alum Skio sells for $105M cash, only raised $8M, founder says
Subscription billing fintech Skio sold to its competitor Recharge in what was a healthy exit, according to its founder and former CEO.