YC

Variance, which develops AI agents for compliance and fraud investigations, raised a $21.5M Series A led by Ten Eleven Ventures and joined by YC and others

YC's Garry Tan launches “Garry's List”, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting “moderate/pragmatic” political candidates and pro-growth policies in California

New operation is part-PAC, part-blog, part incubator for Silicon Valley politics — and latest entry in big-money network

YC adds Canada back to its accepted countries of incorporation list, saying the initial decision was due to its top Canadian companies reincorporating in the US

YC adds Canada back to its accepted countries of incorporation list, saying the initial decision was due to its top Canadian companies reincorporating in the US

How Kontigo, a crypto startup from YC S24 that raised $20M+, helped move money in and out of Venezuela and now faces bank and payment network service cutoffs

Cryptocurrency fintech Kontigo, which recently raised $20 million from Coinbase and others, is under fire for its role in helping Venezuelans avoid sanctions

YC updated its website to remove Canada from its list of approved jurisdictions for incorporation, leaving the US, Cayman Islands, and Singapore as options

Silicon Valley's most famous accelerator now requires Canadian firms to incorporate in the U.S., Cayman Islands or Singapore in order for it to invest

Some investors say YC's winter 2024 batch was stronger than in previous years, noting consumer AI as a key trend; YC says ~50% of this batch is working with AI

A look at Sam Altman's history at Loopt and Y Combinator, where his side activities and personal projects riled colleagues and forced his departure from YC

Dealroom: Nvidia is the most active large-scale investor in AI startups in 2023, excluding accelerator funds like YC, with 35 deals, almost 6x more than in 2022

Sources: Anu Hariharan, the former head of YC Continuity, which Y Combinator scrapped in March 2023, started Avra, a “YC for growth” fund aiming to raise ~$350M