YC Summer 2026 batch: all 234 startups, from laundry-folding robots to canine cancer vaccines
Scobleizer · x · 2026-09-11
Cathryn Lavery, who spent the summer in SF as a YC "WAG" (her wife's company RonanRX made the batch and the family relocated in 4 weeks), reviewed all 234 public companies ahead of Demo Day and picked 7 favorites. Highlights include a laundry-folding robot, cancer vaccines for dogs, and a startup planning data centers at sea.
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