Young founders share 8 pitch decks that raised millions in the AI boom

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Alyx van der Vorm (25) and Faraz Siddiqi (23) both raised capital for their startups this year.
Alyx van der Vorm (25) and Faraz Siddiqi (23) both raised capital for their startups this year.

Kevin Farley; Muhammad Anjum

Brothers, 19 and 20, quit Stanford and graduated from Y Combinator with $4 million. Read their pitch deck.

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Shraman and Shreyas Kar, both wearing Stanford merch and posing next to a window.
Shraman and Shreyas Kar.

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Tech CEOs marvel — and worry — about Sam Altman's dizzying race to dominate AI

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Sam Altman.
OpenAI cofounder and CEO Sam Altman has had an exceptionally busy past few weeks.

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The CEO of 'AI companion' startup Replika is stepping aside to launch a new company

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Eugenia Kuyda in a black turtleneck, sitting on a green couch.
Eugenia Kuyda in 2017.

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I'm a high school dropout who raised $6 million out of Y Combinator. Being a teen founder means you can take more risks.

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Arlan Rakhmetzhanov, standing in front of a white background, wearing a black shirt and jeans, with his hands in his pockets.
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Mariya Harley

Y Combinator founder Paul Graham says he canceled Disney+ after Kimmel suspension: 'This is a way to be heard'

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Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham said he is moving on from Disney+ after ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.

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The 6 most exciting vibe coding startups at Y Combinator's Demo Day for its summer cohort

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Garry Tan CEO president Y Combinator
Garry Tan, president and CEO of Y Combinator.

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Silicon Valley's 'youthquake': In the age of AI, founders aren't waiting to grow up

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Rahul Sonwalkar
Young founders in Silicon Valley's 'Youthquake' aren't waiting to grow up.

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It's the golden age of AI, and there's a new gospel in Silicon Valley: Building a startup isn't just for the chosen few. It's the new rite of passage into adulthood.

A second-time founder graduated from Y Combinator with a new AI financial services startup. Read her pitch deck.

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Eloquent AI Cofounders Tugce Bulut and Aldo Lipani, wearing black shirts with the company logo in front of a purple background.
Eloquent AI Cofounders Tugce Bulut and Aldo Lipani

Eloquent AI

Why Paul Graham advises against founding a startup in high school

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"The thing to do now is to learn new things and increase your skill at the things you already know. Startups are rarely the optimal way to do this," Paul Graham wrote on X on Saturday.

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