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Y Combinator's Little Tech PAC has backed 66 campaign committees
The accelerator's political vehicle is giving to candidates in both parties, according to Inc., ahead of a wider fight over technology policy in Washington.
Angle Health raises $200m at $2.7bn on 5,000 small-business clients
The insurance startup sells level-funded health plans to small employers, and says it is profitable. Here is what level-funding actually commits a founder to.
Heart Aerospace flew a 25,000lb electric aeroplane on $5 of power
Seven years ago Anders Forslund had computer renders and a 3D-printed model. On 12 August 2026 his full-scale demonstrator lifted off from Plattsburgh and stayed up for 27 minutes.
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.
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.