Y Combinator | Lightcone: Consumer is back, What’s getting funded now, The vibes immaculate @ycombinator | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
What's happening in startups right now and how can you get ahead of the curve? In this episode of the Lightcone podcast, we dive deep into the major trends we're seeing from the most recent batch of YC using data we've never shared publicly before. This is a glimpse into what might be the most exciting moment to be a startup founder ever. It's time to build.

YC is accepting late applications for the Summer 24 batch: ycombinator.com/apply

Chapters (Powered by bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00 - Coming Up
01:51 - AI companies in the batch
02:40 - Consumer ideas
04:46 - B2B ideas
06:45 - Developer tools
13:37 - Technical founder
16:41 - Platform shift
20:31 - What has YC funded less of?
31:56 - New initiatives
41:42 - Outro