2025-04-26
So proud of @reductoai's $25M Series A led by @benchmark. It's CRAZY how much progress @aditabrm & @raunakdoesdev have made since we led their seed @firstround just 1 year ago: built the industry leading benchmark, won some HUGE customers, massive growth with a super lean team. [image]
Fortune
Reducto, which helps companies convert complex documents into inputs for LLMs, raised a $24.5M Series A led by Benchmark, following a $8.4M seed in October 2024
Allie Garfinkle / Fortune :
2025-03-16
OH at YC alumni demo day: the average w25 company grew over 10% WoW. When I was in YC, that was only the top 10% of the batch. Wild 🤯 @ycombinator
CNBC
Garry Tan says ~80% of YC's W25 batch is AI focused, and the cohort is growing significantly faster than past ones, with actual revenue, thanks to “vibe coding”
Silicon Valley's earliest stage companies are getting a major boost from artificial intelligence.
2024-09-20
I remember when I was first sent a watercolor image generator from @tjack from one of our @firstround companies, @fal, I was beyond impressed by the speed & performance. Then weeks later, I realized that @gorkemyurt was behind it - one of the more talented Penn founders out
TechCrunch
Fal.ai, a developer-focused platform for media-generating AI models, raised a $9M seed and a $14M Series A from Kindred Ventures, a16z, First Round, and others
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch : X: @isidentical , @omgadamho , @gorkemyurt , @marckohlbrugge , @soupsranjan , @borisjabes , @burkaygur , @lizwessel , @itsdrevo , @carlcortright , @km ...
2024-03-16
The definition of GOAT. I owe so much to @mwseibel and am grateful for all he's done for a community I care so deeply about, and am psyched for the many more companies who get to learn from and work with him 🐐🙌
Wired
Michael Seibel steps down as YC's managing director, says he did not feel disappointed when he was not tapped as CEO but would have accepted the job if offered
Steven Levy / Wired :
2024-03-13
Truly believe that @qasar and Peter Ludwig are one of those cofounder teams that are unstoppable. Definitely one of the most under-the-radar and impressive companies Ive seen.
TechCrunch
Self-driving startup Applied Intuition raised a $250M Series E led by Lux, Elad Gil, and Porsche at a $6B valuation and works with “18 of the top 20 automakers”
2020-03-01
The only rationale I can think of for Bernie wanting this: he truly doesnt understand anything about startups. This would be awful to so many employees & denounces how much good employees have done @ companies that once were startups &now are meaningful portions of the US economy https://twitter.com/...
CNBC
A look at top Democratic presidential candidates' stances on tech issues like breaking up Big Tech, digital privacy, encryption and backdoors, and Section 230
- Voters from 14 states and one U.S. territory will decide which Democratic candidate to support for the presidential nomination on Super Tuesday.
The only rationale I can think of for Bernie wanting this: he truly doesnt understand anything about startups. This would be awful to so many employees & denounces how much good employees have done @ companies that once were startups &now are meaningful portions of the US economy https://twitter.com/...
Axios
Bernie Sanders introduces a bill that would tax stock options at vesting, not at exercise, for those making $130K+ and vesting $100K+ worth of stock per year
would tax options at vest, rather than at exercise. Many employees would be unable to pay — forcing them either to give up options or take out loans. https://www.wsj.com/... Liz We...