YC S26 Demo Day: angel checks on the spot and startups hitting striking ARR
ycombinator · x · 2026-09-10
Jinjing Liang shares three takeaways from Y Combinator's S26 Alumni Demo Day: plenty of hardware and AI model companies, angel checks written on the spot, and several startups reaching strikingly high ARR during the batch — a good time to build.
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