TechCrunch

Y Combinator is being criticized after it backed an AI startup that admits it basically cloned another AI startup

A Y Combinator startup named PearAI launched with an X post thread and YouTube video on Saturday and created immediate controversy. And some of that is splashing onto YC itself. PearAI offers an AI ...
CNBC

Y Combinator startups are fastest growing, most profitable in fund history because of AI

Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan says for about a quarter of the current YC startups, 95% of the code was written by AI. "What that means for founders is that you don't need a team of 50 or 100 engineers," ...
Bleeping Computer

GitHub notifications abused to impersonate Y Combinator for crypto theft

A massive phishing campaign targeted GitHub users with cryptocurrency drainers, delivered via fake invitations to the Y Combinator (YC) W2026 program. Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that funds ...
Futurism

Y Combinator Pulls Support for AI Startup After Video of Boss Barking at Human Worker, Calling Him “Number 17”

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The Business Journals

Y Combinator wants more AI startups, but in these specific categories

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Y Combinator called 2025 the ...
TechCrunch

Y Combinator says Apple’s App Store has hindered startup growth

Y Combinator has filed an amicus brief in the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, arguing that the App Store has stifled startup innovation. We’ve reached out to legal reps for YC and ...