This Week at YC

September 5, 2023

It's nearly time for Demo Day! Over 200 companies joined YC for the S23 batch, and this week many of them will present what they've been working on to a virtual room of around 1,500 investors and media.

Want a peek at the companies that will be on stage? You can find info on many of the S23 companies that have launched so far right here. Be on the lookout for a post from Garry soon that'll give you more insight into S23!

📱 Design Review: Building a better mobile app

There’s a lot to think about when designing mobile apps, where seemingly small details can have a big impact. Viewers have been asking for a mobile-focused episode of Design Review — and here it is!

🌎 YC Community

Highlights and news from around YC

Apollo.io (W16), a full-stack sales tech platform, raises $100M at a $1.6B valuation
TechCrunch

"A root cause of founders being deeply confused/hurt/offended by investor behavior is the assumption that if someone says they are an investor they must be competent.

Sadly, there is no competence certification for someone to say they are an investor. Act accordingly."
YC Group Partner Dalton Caldwell on X (Twitter)

AI to star in the launch of Webflow’s (S13) built-in app ecosystem
VentureBeat

Amazon acquires Fig (S20), a startup building autocomplete for the command line
TechCrunch

🚀 The Launchpad

Some of the most recent YC companies and product launches

Automorphic — Infuse knowledge into language models with just 10 samples

Vizly — AI-powered data analysis for enterprise

DataShare — Embed customer-facing charts, dashboards and exports directly in your product

RightPage — Resolve complex support requests in half the time

Advent — Video games that never end

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