What you should build with AI — Analyzing 400 AI Startups backed by YCombinator

🌈 Abstract

The article discusses the analysis of YCombinator (YC) backed AI-focused startups to understand the emerging trends and technologies in the AI industry. The author aims to answer questions like which sectors are seeing the most AI innovation, what types of AI applications are attracting investment, and what backgrounds successful AI founders have.

🙋 Q&A

[01] Most common industry intersections with AI

1. What are the key takeaways from the analysis of the most common industry intersections with AI?

• The most common industry intersections with AI are:
  • Enterprise software
  • Healthcare
  • Fintech
  • Robotics
  • Cybersecurity
• These industries are seeing the most AI innovation and investment.

[02] Insights into AI startups

1. What types of AI applications are attracting investment?

• The article does not provide specific details on the types of AI applications attracting investment. It mentions that the author found "many exceptional use cases of AI" during the data collection process, but does not elaborate further.

2. What backgrounds do successful AI founders have?

• The article does not provide information on the backgrounds of successful AI founders.

3. What other insights does the article provide about AI startups?

• The article mentions that the author will be sharing the database of 417 YC-backed AI companies with subscribers of the "High Signal AI" newsletter.
• The author used Gumloop, a YC-backed tool, to assist with the data collection process and found it to be more useful than Zapier.

[03] Additional information

1. Where can the full report be accessed?

• The full report can be accessed by reading it here or watching the video here, as mentioned in the article.

2. What is the disclaimer about the report?

• The article includes a disclaimer stating that "Some parts of this report is generated with the help of LLMs and the numbers are approximate."