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Why we invested in Airweave

Airweave (YC X25) is building the missing infra needed for agents to have reliable tool calling

Dave Yen
Dave Yen

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Docs are infrastructure now

Why we invested in Promptless (YC W25)

Dave Yen
Dave Yen
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AI Demand Bends the Startup S-Curve

How generative AI is distorting traditional adoption patterns and accelerating growth trajectories

Ryan Bednar
Ryan Bednar
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Introducing the Unicorn Ratio

A framework for optimizing portfolio construction when investing in YC batches

Dave Yen
Dave Yen
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YC Reunion 2024: Founder Mode Party

To kick off the 2024 YC Reunion, we threw a party for our portfolio founders, LPs, and the YC alumni community.

Orange Collective
Orange Collective
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