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Y Combinator

October 28, 2026

What does Y Combinator want to fund today?: The Request for Startups W27, with its bull case and its bear case

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Y Combinator published 11 requests for its Winter 2027 batch, and only one mentions agents. We analyzed each one with data for and against: from 128-week waits for a transformer to the 2027 Medicaid renewals.

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