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YC

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17 articles – rising

YC has appeared in 17 articles since 2020-10. Coverage peaked in 2026Q2 with 8 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside AI, Y Combinator.

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17
mentions
Velocity
+60.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
-3.400
velocity change
Sources
13
publications

Patterns

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AI 4 Y Combinator 4

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@garrytan 8 discussions @pitdesi 4 discussions @ycombinator 4 discussions @theryanking 4 discussions @mochievous 3 discussions @dseetharaman 3 discussions @dflieb 2 discussions @alex 2 discussions

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Coverage Timeline

2023-07-07
TechCrunch 10 related

DigitalOcean plans to acquire NYC-based Paperspace, which offers cloud computing for AI models, for $111M in cash; Paperspace had raised $35M from YC and others

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Narrative

YC has appeared in 139 Techmeme articles since March 2015. The biggest stories include OpenAI, a new nonprofit for AI research, gets $1B commitment from SV leaders including... and OpenAI, a new nonprofit for AI research, gets $1B commitment from SV leaders including.... Frequently covered alongside Y Combinator, TechCrunch, Sam Altman, Garry Tan, and YC Continuity. Coverage has shifted toward funding themes and away from safety, developer.

Key Moments

2024Q2enterprise +11pts; safety +33pts; developer -25pts
2024Q4enterprise -11pts; safety -8pts; developer +25pts
2025Q1enterprise +25pts; safety -25pts; consumer -50pts

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