AI Startups
Notes from the latest YC batch's AI startups
The current YC batch is more AI-saturated than ever. The pattern of what's working — and what's getting funded but not working — has shifted again.
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Articles by Jules Pereira
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HowToWinGEO is the practical guide marketers have been begging for
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Assyro AI is building the vertical SaaS pharma teams will actually pay for
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Why a growing class of indie hackers is refusing VC
Turning down funding from name-brand firms is becoming a real cohort in 2026. The math, taste, and exit logic that drove it.
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The economics of $20/mo SaaS in the AI era
The $20/month price point used to be a sweet spot. Token costs, churn dynamics, and a category-wide squeeze have turned it into a trap.