Ken Van Haren and Chris Stanley were data scientists at Google and Square, respectively, who found themselves frustrated by how much time they were spending wrangling infrastructure versus doing ...

Every great startup ecosystem has its Cinderella stories, whether in web3 or AI. In Web3, Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon, often recalls how he and his team built one of the world’s most ...

Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, Silicon Valley has been consumed by the rush to build billion-dollar AI startups. Nowhere is that more true than at Y Combinator, the blue-chip startup ...

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He was working as a “quant” in his first job out of college. That’s hedge-fund speak for a stock-trading analyst at a statistical-model-driven quant fund. But like many people who spend their energy ...

Despite ongoing debates about its long-term sustainability, the artificial intelligence industry remains a magnet for substantial investment. While some critics warn of an impending AI bubble ...

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Y Combinator-alum Rulebase is betting that the next wave of automation in financial services won’t be about flashy AI interfaces but rather the unglamorous back-office tasks like compliance. The ...

One idea the accelerator has is supporting founders who want to build the first 10-person $100 billion company. Y Combinator, the famed Bay Area startup accelerator, has released its quarterly request ...