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We’re still talking about Y Combinator valuations

TechCrunch

Y Combinator’s new era, with smaller batches, a refocus only on early-stage investing and a new chief executive, is in full swing. As The TechCrunch team sat through hundreds of startup pitches during YC’s biannual Demo Day, the backdrop of change was certainly noted. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here.

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The Story Behind My Investment In People.ai

Haystack

A few years ago, during a YC cohort (before Demo Day), a few sources told me about a SaaS founder in the batch who was on a mission. raised their Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz (this comes after the Series A led by Lightspeed, where I am a Venture Partner, a few years back). Oleg is a learning machine.

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Analyzing Billions of Transactions to Answer Questions on Consumer Behavior – Michael Babineau of Second Measure with Kevin Hale

Y Combinator

They were in the Summer 2015 batch of YC and you can check them out at SecondMeasure.com. Kevin Hale is a Partner at YC. Before working at YC he cofounded Wufoo. 00:00 – What idea did Mike apply to YC with? 19:00 – Data examples from their blog. Kevin is partner at YC. Google Play.