It's been a great week, everyone. Two full days of Y Combinator Demo Day activities kept us busy, but the launch of the latest accelerator corps wasn't the only big story in the startup world. In today's TechCrunch Stocks Podcast, mary ann, beccaand Alex Attendees came together to dig into the hundreds of new YC companies that pitched, as well as favorites from venture capital funds that want to be “the investment and innovation arm of the autism community.”
Becca wanted to talk to Seso about some exciting fintech initiatives in the agriculture space, while Alex brought up Home From College and their recent seed round.
Finally, we discussed the impending Ibotta and Rubrik IPOs. The latter deal could be an attractive hard check for unprofitable unicorns that need to find some kind of exit quickly. After all, we talked about startups as a whole, from their earliest forms to their most mature ones. A perfect way to end this week!
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