Y Combinator has published a crypto-focused request for startups, signaling it wants to fund more companies in the space. The areas it highlights are AI capital raising, stablecoins, trading, and agents, framed as financial needs the accelerator wants addressed. The firm notes its next application deadline is Monday and links to the full list of requests for startups. No funding amounts, batch details, or specific criteria were provided in the announcement.

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  1. First reportY Combinator publishes 11 startup focus areas for its next founder cohort4 acc.
  2. UpdateYC’s Winter 2027 startup requests spotlight AI infrastructure and financing gaps2 acc.
  3. UpdateY Combinator publishes a new crypto startup request for applications9 acc.
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  • @AroraBhavyam Bhavyam Arora ✈️ Devcon, MumbaiFirst reportOn X ↗

    Everyone's either building AI agents or wrappers... YC just asked for rare-earth magnets, power transformers and permit software instead. Here's all 11 ideas on YC's wishlist and who they want building each 👇 1. Robots made in America (@sdianahu) China makes 94% of the… https://t.co/NLSAVuW791

  • @xingpt XinGPT🐶On X ↗

    YC最新的一期Request for Startups 创业公司招募方向今天发布了，有11个方向是他们接下来最关注的： 1. 太空应用：火箭发射很快会便宜很多。今天还亏钱的太空生意，到时候可能就能成立，所以现在值得提前做。 2. AI 赋能普通人：找聪明、但不一定有专业执照的人，配上…

  • @guilleflorvs Guillermo FlorOn X ↗

    BREAKING: Y Combinator just published its Winter 2027 Requests for Startups. The big theme: AI's biggest bottlenecks are moving beyond the models. YC wants startups building the hardware, infrastructure, financial systems, and specialized software that put intelligence into the…

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  • @AIgorStadnyk Igor Stadnyk (🇺🇸,🇵🇹,🇺🇦)On X ↗

    . @ycombinator just dropped 11 startup requests. 5 are most interesting: - space 10,000 starship launches a year, says YC. the rocket is the easy part now. logistics is not. - $15-an-hour expert great, until he's wrong. then who pays? - a friend wants to build a data…

  • @nemild Nemil DalalOn X ↗

    At @ycombinator, we're excited to fund more crypto startups solving financial needs including AI capital raising, stablecoins, trading, and agents. Here's our latest crypto request for startups. Our next application deadline is Monday.

  • @lain_calvo LaínOn X ↗

    Crypto startups for YC Who is applying? https://t.co/ho3ZDsHp2o

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