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Startup news
NatWest puts £100,000 on its London pitch final in November
Five finalists will pitch at the bank's Bishopsgate office on 19 November. Entry is limited to UK companies incorporated in the past five years with revenue up to £1m.
№ 243 · 16 September 2026
Founder tips
YC partners say one word gives away an AI-written application
Applications to Y Combinator have grown 60% longer in three years, and the word "wedge" now appears in more than a fifth of them. Two partners have said publicly what that tells them.
№ 33 · 9 August 2026
Startup data
YC data: 454 repeat founders, and no proof second time is better
Y Combinator gave Crunchbase News records on 454 founders who went through the accelerator more than once. The numbers describe who comes back and when — not whether their second companies win.
№ 22 · 8 August 2026