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Y Combinator

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166 articles decelerating

Y Combinator has appeared in 166 articles since 2015-01. Coverage peaked in 2026Q1 with 9 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside TechCrunch, Sam Altman, Garry Tan, Y Combinator's.

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Coverage Timeline

2026-03-30
TechCrunch 21 related

Space data center startup Starcloud raised a $170M Series A led by Benchmark and EQT at a $1.1B valuation, and plans to launch Starcloud 2 later in 2026

Starcloud's latest funding round values the space compute company at $1.1 billion, making it one of the fastest startups to reach unicorn status after graduating from Y Combinator.

2026-03-25
TechCrunch 2 related

Glimpse, which uses AI agents to let 200+ brands automate financial deduction processes, raised a $35M Series A led by a16z, bringing its total raised to $52M

Dispute-tracking fintech Glimpse announced Wednesday that it raised a $35 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from 8VC and Y Combinator.

2026-02-04
Fortune 7 related

Y Combinator says it will let founders receive their customary funding allotment, typically ~$500K, in Circle-issued USDC, starting with the Spring 2026 cohort

Crunchbase News 1 related

Global fintech VC funding rose 27% YoY in 2025 to $51.8B; Y Combinator was the most active investor in the space, participating in 151 deals, up 24.8% YoY

Global venture funding to fintech startups increased by 27% in 2025 to its highest level in several quarters, boosted by later-stage deals, Crunchbase data shows.

2026-02-03
Fortune 6 related

Y Combinator says it will let founders receive their customary funding allotment, typically ~$500K, in Circle-issued USDC, starting with the Spring 2026 cohort

2026-01-12
Business Insider 1 related

ATG, which is developing the AI-powered wealth strategist app Autonomous, emerges from stealth and raised a $15M pre-seed led by Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan

- ATG cofounders Dillon Erb and Daniel Kobran raised $15 million to build an AI wealth strategist.  — Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan led ATG's latest round.

2026-01-11
Business Insider 1 related

ATG, which is developing the AI-powered wealth strategist app Autonomous, emerges from stealth and raises a $15M pre-seed led by Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan

- ATG cofounders Dillon Erb and Daniel Kobran raised $15 million to build an AI wealth strategist.  — Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan led ATG's latest round.

2025-11-05
Fortune

Giga, which develops voice-based AI agents for customer support, raised a $61M Series A led by Redpoint with participation from Y Combinator and Nexus

Beatrice Nolan / Fortune :

2025-10-22
TechCrunch

Starbridge, which helps businesses monitor public sector opportunities by consolidating fragmented data, raised a $42M Series A led by David Sacks' Craft

Justin Wenig remembers his days at Y Combinator in 2019.  —  Back then, he was working with his first startup, Coursedog …

2025-09-17
Upstarts Media

Console, which uses AI agents in Slack to resolve lower-level IT support tickets, raised a $23M Series A led by DST Global Partners and Thrive Capital

Alex Konrad / Upstarts Media : X: @alexrkonrad , @andrei_serban , @alexrkonrad , and @alexrkonrad X: Alex Konrad / @alexrkonrad : Exclusive: Console has raised a $23M Series A round from DST Global a...

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Quarterly Coverage

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Y Combinator has appeared in 141 Techmeme articles since February 2015. The biggest stories include SVB draws support from 300+ VC firms, including General Catalyst, while 1,200+ founders... and Sources: Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky to rejoin Y Combinator as partner; Fitbit has sent.... Frequently covered alongside TechCrunch, Sam Altman, Garry Tan, Josh Constine, and Peter Thiel. Coverage has shifted toward consumer, regulation themes and away from developer, safety.

Key Moments

2024Q3safety -33pts; funding +100pts
2024Q4enterprise +100pts; developer +100pts
2025Q2enterprise -100pts; safety +100pts; developer -100pts

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