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By Devin Coldewey
September 26, 2023
11 startups from YC Demo Day that investors are talking about
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9 startups that stood out on YC Demo Day 2
Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator held the second Demo Day for its Summer 2024 cohort on Thursday, and just like we saw on Day 1, AI remains the focus of most startups in this cohort. However, we did also find a few interesting startups that are working on cool tech like drones that can’t be jammed, carpooling for freight, and weather prediction. Here are the companies that stood out: Entangl What it does: Detects errors in engineering projects, proposes solutions and can even implement
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Cleo Capital launches cybersecurity accelerator to help undo the ‘crushing burden’ of online threats
Cleo Capital, the early-stage venture fund that counts the AI firm Groq, fintech company Ellevest, and fashion brand Hill House as investments, has announced the launch of a new cybersecurity accelerator. The program is looking for pre-seed and seed companies from all around the world. The accelerator is a remote, 12-week program, with a standard investment of $250,000 for 7% equity. Up to ten companies will be selected for the program, according to the venture fund. Sarah Kunst, the founder an
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Walmart and Outlier Ventures’ web3 accelerator launches with five startups
Walmart’s incubation arm, Store Nº8, and Outlier Ventures have joined forces to launch its web3 accelerator program, Store Nº8 Base Camp. TechCrunch got a first look at its cohort. The 12-week virtual incubator program brought in a flagship group of five companies that specialize in web3 marketing, advertising and improving payment technology, among other themes. […]
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