Hacker News with Generative AI: Y Combinator

Launch HN: Jasmine (YC S22) – Automating REC compliance and payouts for solar (ycombinator.com)
Hi HN — we’re Nathalie, Dalton, Vince, and Matt, and we’re launching Jasmine Energy (https://www.jasmine.energy), a tool that helps residential and commercial solar owners automatically register their systems, track energy generation, and get paid for Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs).
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Startups, Y Combinator, Finance
42 points by mmayberry 10 days ago | 20 comments
Show HN: I Made YC Rejection Simulator (vercel.app)
AboutPlace your YC application here:Reject Me Ruthlessly
Y Combinator, Startup, Web Development, Humor
37 points by hakimihsan 13 days ago | 20 comments
Baking the Y Combinator from Scratch (ghost.io)
It's a pedagogical pet peeve of mine when technical concepts are simply listed in their fully developed state, with little in the way of motivation, derivation, or historical context. This, I think, is like publishing a cookbook filled with beautiful pictures of cakes, but no recipes.
Programming, Computer Science, Education, Y Combinator
125 points by mprast 17 days ago | 22 comments
Michael Seibel is leaving Y Combinator (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Startups, Y Combinator, Entrepreneurship
73 points by khaledg 37 days ago | 31 comments
20 Years of YC / HN (vickiboykis.com)
I saw recently that YCombinator celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Y Combinator, Startups, Anniversaries, Venture Capital
175 points by mooreds 39 days ago | 42 comments
My Heart Surgery vs. Y Combinator Interview (manidoraisamy.com)
It was April 2021. With just one week to go before my Y Combinator interview, I found myself sitting in my doctor’s office, facing an unexpected crisis. The doctor told me that I had a severe leak in my heart and needed open-heart surgery immediately. The estimated recovery period was two months—one month for preparation and another for recovery. That was almost the entire duration of the YC program.
Personal Experiences, Y Combinator, Healthcare
9 points by QueensGambit 42 days ago | 0 comments
20 Plagues Y Combinator Unleashed on the World over the Last 20 Years (gizmodo.com)
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Y Combinator, a startup accelerator that has fostered companies that have changed the world. YC has brought us innovations like “making everything an app” and horrifying founders we all have to live with, like “Sam Altman.”
Startups, Y Combinator, Technology, Innovation
24 points by DanAtC 45 days ago | 1 comments
1/4 of startups in YC current cohort have almost entirely AI-generated codebases (techcrunch.com)
With the release of new AI models that are better at coding, developers are increasingly using AI to generate code. One of the newest examples is the current batch of Y Combinator, the storied Silicon Valley startup accelerator. A quarter of the W25 startup batch have 95% of their codebases generated by AI, YC managing partner Jared Friedman said during a conversation posted on YouTube.
Artificial Intelligence, Startups, Software Development, Y Combinator
39 points by bookofjoe 51 days ago | 53 comments
Every year, it seems like there's at least one big YC controversy (techcrunch.com)
Optifye.ai, a Y Combinator-backed startup, sparked massive social media backlash this week after its demo went viral.
Y Combinator, Startups, Social Media, Controversy, Artificial Intelligence
7 points by vednig 57 days ago | 2 comments
Y Combinator Deletes Video of Assembly Line Management App (bizjournals.com)
Y Combinator, Startups, Business, Technology
17 points by brunospars 59 days ago | 2 comments
Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup's demo goes viral (techcrunch.com)
A demo from Optifye.ai, a member of Y Combinator’s current cohort, sparked a social media backlash that ended up with YC deleting it off its socials.
Startups, Social Media, Y Combinator, Controversy
315 points by booleanbetrayal 59 days ago | 127 comments
Launch YC: Optifye.ai – AI performance monitoring for factory workers (ycombinator.com)
Know who's working & who's not in real-time
Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing, Productivity, Startups, Y Combinator
42 points by walterbell 60 days ago | 58 comments
Show HN: Make your YC application stand out (Spring 2025 edition) (ycscore.com)
Don't let stupid mistakes kill your YC Spring 2025 dreams. Get partner-informed scoring and feedback for your application.
Y Combinator, Startups, Applications, Funding, Advice
13 points by dshayan 79 days ago | 12 comments
Converge (YC S23) will review your YC application before you submit (ycombinator.com)
Converge (YC S23) will review your YC application before you submit
Startups, Y Combinator, Funding, Advice, Application Process
24 points by janhenr 82 days ago | 25 comments
Ask HN: Are YC startups *actually* hiring? (ycombinator.com)
Having applied to 20-30 YC startups without any meaningful replies and I’m wondering, are YC startups actually hiring?
Hiring, Startups, Y Combinator, Tech Industry
108 points by logotype 88 days ago | 136 comments
YC Graveyard: 821 inactive Y Combinator startups (iamwillwang.com)
Y Combinator, Startups, Data Analysis, Business
384 points by memalign 90 days ago | 231 comments
Ask HN: Where do I find a list of inactive YC companies (ycombinator.com)
Hi HN, I'm doing some research on startup failure patterns and am particularly interested in analyzing YC companies that are no longer active.
Startups, Research, Business, Y Combinator, Failure
5 points by abri 91 days ago | 4 comments
Ask HN: Are you applying to the YC Spring 2025 batch? (ycombinator.com)
We’re hosting a meetup in SF for founders applying to the first-ever spring batch
Startups, Y Combinator, Events, Networking
5 points by miletus 95 days ago | 0 comments
YC X25, the spring 2025 batch (ycombinator.com)
Y Combinator is now running four batches per year: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. We completed the first ever fall batch last year, F24, and are proud to announce the first ever spring batch, which we are abbreviating as X25.
Y Combinator, Startups, Funding, Accelerators
70 points by todsacerdoti 96 days ago | 44 comments
I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work for YC and startups. AMA (ycombinator.com)
I'll be here for the next 3 hours and then again at around 4 pm EST for another 3 hours. As usual, there are many possible topics and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with but as much as possible - because we've received so many questions about this the past few months - I'd like to focus on the impact of the new administration on U.S. immigration law and policy.
Immigration Law, Startups, Legal Advice, U.S. Politics, Y Combinator
370 points by proberts 96 days ago | 377 comments
Astral AI startup demos how to flood the Y Combinator subreddit (twitter.com)
Startup, AI, Y Combinator, Reddit
9 points by qingcharles 104 days ago | 4 comments
Show HN: A self hostable forum like news.Y Combinator.com (lfx.lol)
Feel free to play around with this site, create an account, and make posts!
Self Hosting, Forums, Y Combinator, Web Development
18 points by dev2point0 105 days ago | 4 comments
Show HN: Map of YC Startups (vercel.app)
YC Companies Landscape — made by Mike Alche | mikealche.com | My Twitter
Startups, Y Combinator, Mapping, Data Visualization
104 points by yoouareperfect 121 days ago | 46 comments
What accounting software do Y Combinator and Hacker News suggest? (ycombinator.com)
Anything for a startup, other than Quickbooks?
Startup Accounting, Software, Y Combinator, Hacker News
7 points by mgav 122 days ago | 13 comments
Launch HN: Innate (YC F24) – Home robots as easy to program as AI agents (ycombinator.com)
Robotics, Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Startups, Y Combinator
165 points by apeytavin 129 days ago | 76 comments
Y Combinator's 2024 year in review (twitter.com)
Y Combinator, Venture Capital, Startups, 2024
14 points by benjlang 132 days ago | 0 comments
Launch HN: Azalea Robotics (YC S24) – Baggage-handling robots for airports (ycombinator.com)
Hey HN! We’re David and John B, cofounders of Azalea Robotics (https://www.azalearobotics.com). We build robots to handle passenger baggage in airports.
Robotics, Airports, Startups, Y Combinator
132 points by dmillard 136 days ago | 80 comments
Y Combinator and Power in Silicon Valley (commoncog.com)
On September 10, 2010, AdGrok founder Antonio Garcia-Martinez was hanging out at co-founder Argyris Zymnis’s San Francisco apartment when he received a call from Rodger Cole.
Y Combinator, Silicon Valley, Venture Capital, Startups
300 points by nsoonhui 144 days ago | 164 comments
Y Combinator often backs startups that duplicate other YC companies, data shows (techcrunch.com)
The Silicon Valley dream is to build a tech startup that is such a unique idea it alters the commercial universe and turns its founders into billionaires. Participating in the Valley’s most famed startup factory, Y Combinator, is often part of that dream. Airbnb, Coinbase, and Stripe all got started there.
Startups, Venture Capital, Y Combinator, Data Analysis
389 points by isaacfrond 151 days ago | 204 comments
Guide to applying to YC – from a founder who was accepted on the third try (notion.site)
Startups, Y Combinator, Entrepreneurship, Advice
76 points by rebryk 179 days ago | 58 comments