Introducing Fort, a wearable that automatically tracks strength training.
Strength training is one of the best things you can do for your health and longevity. It deserves better tools.
Meet Y Combinator's latest batch (W26)
(and which YC Partners have been coaching them).
Demo Day is taking place in less than three weeks time and this batch is packed with 180+ super cool startups, some of which will become unicorns!
A few trends from this batch I am noticing:
1️⃣ Founders are going all in on B2B (60%+ of the batch)
2️⃣ Healthcare is becoming more of interest (and more generally)
3️⃣ Consumer is pretty quiet
4️⃣ A few crazy startups are being built such as hotels on the moon!!
Discover the latest startups that should be on your radar and which YC Partner coached them 👇
YC Partner: @agupta's companies:
👉 @autumn_ai_inc - Stalk your prospects at scale. Founded by @shiv_kampani and @VishnuSampathk1.
👉 @mavenpayments - Payments infrastructure for voice agents. Founded by @WasiAhmed05 and @brandondboehme.
👉 @S2_INC - AI drone systems for defense. Founded by @Alex_10200.
@gen_legal_inc - The AI native law firm for growth stage companies. Founded by J.P. Mohler, Javed Qadrud-Din and Ryan Walker.
YC Partner: @sdianahu's companies:
👉 Beacon Health - AI agents for primary care. Founded by @ObinnaAka.
👉 @_eosai - The autonomous operating system for healthcare. Founded by @ary_src.
👉 @bubblelab_a - Your ops super-employee in Slack. Founded by @Selinaliyy and @zhubzyz
👉 @TryLance - Your hotel's best employees. Founded by @calebychan, @GatikTriv, and @GavinBrennen.
YC Partner: @bradflora's companies:
👉 @zerosettle - Avoid the 30% App Store tax by supporting direct billing in your App. Founded by @relliott3131 and @gaberoeloffs.
👉 Shortkit - We make enterprise-scale short-form video really simple. Founded by @neilbhammar and @michaelmahersel.
👉 Remy AI - Automating dexterous tasks in warehouses. Founded by @oscar__2025 and @ben_kaye_eye.
👉 @CorveraAI - AI agents for CPG brands. Founded by @chriskong852, @dirkjanbreeuwer, and @matthewncollins.
Discover the latest batch in full - link in the comments! Good luck for Demo Day @ycombinator's Startups of W26!
.@CorveraAI helps retail brands increase profits 40% with AI agents that handle their day-to-day ops.
Retail brands are drowning in monotonous tasks. That ends now.
Congrats on the launch @chriskong852, @dirkjanbreeuwer, and @matthewncollins!
https://t.co/wuM3A7dSgp
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🔍Prompt2Model Process Breakdown:
1 - Task Translation
2 - Dataset Retrieval
3 - Custom Training Data
4 - Model Acquisition
5 - Model Refinement
The result? A model that can match or surpass giants like GPT-3.5 in specific tasks.
🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 Thrilled to kick off my weekly series on AI for business challenges. This week: "Prompt2Model" - a new model that outperforms GPT-3.5 in narrow NLP tasks. Dive in and discover its potential! 🔗 https://t.co/WkYvgTRyun
#ai#nlp#gpt4#llms
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🤖 The Prompt2Model Advantage: Bypass complexities. Instruct in plain English and provide a few-shot examples. Prompt2Model handles the rest, from gathering datasets to training a tailored model.
Tweet 1:🧠 LLMs and their Capabilities: GPT-4 by @OpenAI has showcased the impressive capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs). They excel in:
Text Generation
Translation
Summarization
Sentiment Analysis
Never mind killer robots—here are six real #AI dangers to watch out for in 2019
1. Self-crashing cars
2. Political manipulation bots
3. Algorithms for war ?
4. A surveillance face-off
5. #deepfakes
6. Algorithmic discrimination
@techreview
https://t.co/ChHPGZyrvb
It's amazing how #GANs have progressed in generating faces in just a few short years!
Can't wait to see their progression in hundreds of other fields in the coming years!
#MachineLearning@goodfellow_ian