Instacart raises $400 million at a $3.4 billion valuation to deliver groceries on-demand

 Grocery delivery startup Instacart has raised another $400 million in...


Sudden Coffee aims to stir up instant brewing with third wave tech

 The world of coffee is one often torn between the old and the new,...


Function of Beauty, offering personalized hair care products, secures $9M Series A

 Function of Beauty, the YC-backed company that creates personalized...


Fiix will send a mechanic to your driveway to repair your car on demand

 Getting your car repaired is not only costly, it’s frustrating....


Startup School will soon be in session at Y Combinator

 Whether you swear by Both Sides of the Table or Zero to One, there’s...


Algoriz lets you build trading algorithms with no coding required

 Traders who have an idea for a money-making algorithm have two choices:...


Bulletin offers a flexible approach to shared retail space

 In the startup world, opening a real-world, physical store can seem a bit...


Baidu’s new acquisition wants to roll out an Alexa-like service in China

The founder of Y-Combinator startup Raven Tech, Lv Pin, will join Baidu to lead...


Playment gives companies on-demand workers to analyze data using mobile devices

 Pretty much every company, to some extent, has to power their algorithms...


YC-backed Pilot is building a contractor platform geared for the future of work

 What’s a six year old startup doing entering Y Combinator? Plotting...