AI agent startups at Y Combinator’s Spring ’25 Demo Day

Re:AI agent startups at Y Combinator’s Spring ’25 Demo Day by collingreen on Saturday June 14, 2025 @01:09PM (#44277502)

I think there are more factors than just how groundbreaking their ambitions are that justify different valuations.

Like brands, customer count, contracts, hardware access, headcount, and existing progress.

Thinking openai is worth more than a day1 startup only because they are more ambitious requires all their years of funding, progress, bd, sales, and brand have little value. In my opinion these things matter a lot more than long term ambitions (which always change in response to the market anyway).

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Re:AI agent startups at Y Combinator’s Spring ’25 Demo Day by YetAnotherNick on Sunday June 15, 2025 @03:39AM (#44281116)

I am not talking about OpenAI. I am talking about 5 person startups like SSI which are valued >$1B in day 1 without brand, contracts or hardware access.

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