Y Combinator’s Latest Batch Is 35% AI Startups
The latest group of Y Combinator companies will be in the Bay Area in person.
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More than one-third of the famed startup accelerator Y Combinator’s latest batch of companies are focused specifically on artificial intelligence.
Y Combinator received a record 24,000 applications for its latest cohort, and accepted just under 1% of those, Garry Tan, president and chief executive officer of the accelerator, said Tuesday in an interview on Bloomberg Television. About 35% of the companies selected for the program are AI-focused, he said, and as many as half involve AI as a component of their business.