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Will Y Combinator crank out a lot of AI startups as cohort Grads?

Tan’s guideline still leaves room for Y Combinator to crank out a lot of AI startups as cohort grads. As my colleague Kyle Wiggers reported, the Winter 2024 cohort had 86 AI startups, nearly double the number from the Winter 2023 batch and close to triple the number from Winter 2021, according to YC’s official startup directory.

Is Y Combinator a generative AI startup?

It’s investments like these that have given Y Combinator the legendary name it has today. Looking at Y Combinator’s first 2023 batch as it’s released so far (and expected to grow), 51 of the growing 183 are AI startups, 32 of which classify themselves as generative AI.

How many AI startups are in the Y Combinator Winter 2024 cohort?

The Y Combinator Winter 2024 cohort has 86 AI startups, according to YC's official startup directory -- nearly double the number from the Winter 2023 batch and close to triple the number from Winter 2021. Call it a bubble or overhyped, but clearly, AI is the tech of the moment.

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