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Joel Salinas's avatar

I just had a post and conversation with the CEO of Chronicle Labs, one of the YC companies in this batch. It is so cool to see everything coming!

Byblos Digital's avatar

defense fully back, legal tech cooling from 7 to 2 defo is a decent leading indicator of where the puck's going

Petar Dimov's avatar

AI agents, defense tech, and healthcare innovation continue to reshape the startup landscape, and this YC batch reflects that shift clearly

Mike Goitein's avatar

Defense & healthcare, but not biotech - fascinating to see these shifts!

Juan Salas-Romer's avatar

The legal-tech drop from seven startups to two is the quietest signal in here. Saturation showing up in real time. Seeing the same cooling in other AI verticals?

Chris Tottman's avatar

Defense is HUGE! Thanks for sourcing all the details in the spotlight Ollie

nihal | deeptech decoded's avatar

Great breakdown!! Curious though. Were there anything surprising for you?

Hodman Murad's avatar

Loving the amount of solo founders in here! Do you think Y Combinator is making a bigger push to fund them as AI agents' capabilities grow?