Sunday, 4 October 2026

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Top StoriesMusk to Change SpaceXAI’s Name to SpaceXSI
Funding RoundsAirwallex-backed start-up raises nearly $50m in seed round
Venture CapitalRealty Income raises $1.74B fund, closes €528M KKR venture
M and ATechCrunch Mobility: Reining in robotaxis
IPOs and PublicCorporate America has never been this upbeat about future profits
Exits and FailuresTrading Volume Rose Nearly 94% Around Novig’s Sweeney Campaign
Artificial IntelligenceTrump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force
Fintech and CryptoStandard Chartered Puts DeFi Research at the Center of Institutional Digital Asset Access
Enterprise and SaaSAstra 6 Replaced a Core Engine of SaaStr Connect With Two Words, “DO IT,” Twice in Under an Hour. Then It Said “I Did Not Make That Edit.”
Climate and BioMy Trip To Brazil To See The Rapid Rise Of Chinese Cars, Part 2: Dealer Visits
Founder GuideVivian Midha Shen and Raphael Schaad Join YC as General Partners
EcosystemsConcorde Names Elizabeth Leon As Vice President Of Operations

Top StoriesMusk to Change SpaceXAI’s Name to SpaceXSI
Funding RoundsAirwallex-backed start-up raises nearly $50m in seed round
Venture CapitalRealty Income raises $1.74B fund, closes €528M KKR venture
M and ATechCrunch Mobility: Reining in robotaxis
IPOs and PublicCorporate America has never been this upbeat about future profits
Exits and FailuresTrading Volume Rose Nearly 94% Around Novig’s Sweeney Campaign
Artificial IntelligenceTrump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force
Fintech and CryptoStandard Chartered Puts DeFi Research at the Center of Institutional Digital Asset Access
Enterprise and SaaSAstra 6 Replaced a Core Engine of SaaStr Connect With Two Words, “DO IT,” Twice in Under an Hour. Then It Said “I Did Not Make That Edit.”
Climate and BioMy Trip To Brazil To See The Rapid Rise Of Chinese Cars, Part 2: Dealer Visits
Founder GuideVivian Midha Shen and Raphael Schaad Join YC as General Partners
EcosystemsConcorde Names Elizabeth Leon As Vice President Of Operations

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Founder Guide

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Vivian Midha Shen and Raphael Schaad Join YC as General Partners

We’re thrilled to announce that Vivian Midha Shen and Raphael Schaad are joining Y Combinator as our newest General Partners.

Y Combinator Blog3d ago

Christopher Golda and Grey Baker Join YC as General Partners

We're excited to announce that Christopher Golda and Grey Baker are joining YC as General Partners.

Y Combinator Blog110d ago

Random thoughts while gazing at the misty AI Frontier

A bunch of random things I have been thinking about, some of which are probably wrong

Elad Gil167d ago

Unicorn Market Cap 2026: SF is the GenAI Super Cluster

Elad Gil170d ago

How to break into Silicon Valley

Andrew Chen951d ago

The “Dinner Party Jerk” test — why founders need to pitch themselves harder and more futuristically

Andrew Chen965d ago

Diana Hu Is YC's Newest Managing Partner

Y Combinator Blog115d ago