The Y Combinator Question And Is Silicon Valley’s Kingmaker Playing A Different Game In The AI Era?

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The Y Combinator Question And Is Silicon Valley’s Kingmaker Playing A Different Game In The AI Era?

forbes.com/sites/josipamajic/2025/06/17/the-y-combinator-question-and-is-silicon-valleys-kingmaker-playing-a-different-game-in-the-ai-era

Y Combinator’s first ever Spring 2025 batch at their new HQ showcased 141 startups with an average weekly revenue growth of 12%, marking another impressive milestone for the accelerator that gave the world Airbnb, Stripe, and Dropbox. More than 18000 startups applied, and at the 0.8%…

This story appeared on forbes.com, 2025-06-17 22:47:04.