Using Crunchbase data, we set out to track the funding trajectories of these seed- and pre-seed companies, starting with the very AI-centric winter 2024 batch, which wrapped up its demo day in early April. We grouped companies by industry and recorded who has announced funding. We also looked at which investors are most active in backing these startups. Although not all of the latest YC companies that raised seed funding have publicly announced it yet, a few have. Those with disclosed investments include a number bringing AI-enabled tools to sectors like legal tech, recruiting, code development and medical recordkeeping. They've attracted funding from active seed investors like Pioneer Fund and SV Angel 1, as well as prominent venture capital firms like Benchmark, Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst. Half of this recently launched batch is building with AI, said Garry Tan, CEO of Y Combinator, in a post announcing its second post-COVID cohort that gathered in person in the Dogpatch...
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