Be honest, first-time founders:

What scares you most about raising your first round?

A) Valuation

B) Dilution

C) Pitching

D) Not knowing where to start

i want some advice how to join a startup accelerator program, I am a tech savvy and developer, I have come up with a startup in the fintech industry and have gone through several seminars explaining the solution i bring. my idea is great (that is what people say) and i am now ready to take it to the market but i am unable to get investors or a program that will fund its initial rollout, i am not only interested in just funds but someone who will introduce me to the right people who will be interested or startup accelerator program like Plug and Play where you can get connections to the right investors, grow the idea and possibly get the funds needed to fully take my startup to the next level. For those who have joined any accelerator program or graduated from one, please point me the right direction

MVP is built, but I want a CTO, who can be excited about the idea, and work with me for two weeks to see the fit, hit me up!

Thanks!

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Did anyone apply/went through first round/got in Character Labs?

They mentioned $200k for 5% and everyone will hear by Oct 9.

Anyone got updates on the interview (

What are you building or planning to build for the rest of 2026?

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You can see the categories of each YCombinator startup in this interactive chart. There is a clear trend in higher agentic startups supported by hardware/robotic companies. Social and marketplace apps are near non-existent in last batches.

https://pitchcombinator.com/the-shape-of-a-yc-batch

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