The accelerator is looking for startups that suck (carbon from the atmosphere).

Y Combinator is turning its attention to carbon removal

CO2 Sucks

Y Combinator just sent out a request for startups working on carbon removal technology, which could help us address the problem of climate change.

Y Combinator Is Turning Its Attention to Carbon Removal

They want to transform this unicorn tech into a unicorn startup.

It still hasn't secured the $60 million it needs to fund the program.

Y Combinator's basic income experiment is off to a slow start

Future Society

Y Combinator's basic income trial still doesn't have the funding it needs, so the company is pushing the program's launch to 2019.

Y Combinator's Basic Income Experiment Is off to a Slow Start

Basic income might not be ready for the mainstream. 

Y Combinator’s Basic Income Experiment Is off to a Slow Start

Famed startup accelerator Y Combinator is throwing its support behind clean meat.

We’re about to get many more meat alternatives

Included in Y Combinator's 2018 batch of companies is the Good Food Institute (GFI), a non-profit focused on accelerating the adoption of clean meat.

We’re About to Get Many More Meat Alternatives

A new accelerator is sinking its teeth into lab-grown and plant-based meat.

Y Combinator is ready to invest big money in anti-aging research.

A new experiment aims to cure aging once and for all

Health & Medicine

YC Bio, a Y Combinator funding track specifically for biotech startups, will initially fund companies looking to help humans live longer, healthier lives.

A New Experiment Aims to Cure Aging Once and for All

YC Bio aims to help people live healthier lives for longer. 

Cryptocurrency networks could help to democratize investment opportunities.

Y Combinator is helping people invest in startups using blockchain

Y Combinator wants to utilize blockchain and cryptocurrency to offer wider access for ICOs, in an effort to "democratize" the process.

Y Combinator is Helping People Invest in Startups Using Blockchain

Cryptocurrency can give more people the opportunity to invest in the next big thing.

The experiment is expected to last up to five years.

People in two U.S. states will get $1,000 a month in a new basic income trial

Tech startup fund Y Combinator has announced plans for a new basic income trial in the U.S. in which participants receive $1,000 monthly.

People in Two U.S. States Will Get $1,000 a Month in a New Basic Income Trial

A tech startup fund is spending big bucks to test UBI stateside.

Another Silicon Valley exec joins the ranks of universal basic income supporters

The President of Y Combinator, Sam Altman, has come out in favor of universal basic income.

Another Silicon Valley Exec Joins the Ranks of Universal Basic Income Supporters

Many believe that this could be a crucial tool in ending poverty.

They just need the funding to bring their innovative visions to life.

Of the 50 companies Y Combinator presented at the first day of their Summer 2017 Demo Day event, these six provide the most exciting vision of the future.

These Six Startups From Y Combinator’s Demo Day 1 Are Ready to Transform Our World

From robot farmers to autonomous aircraft, these companies are thinking outside the box.

Robots & Machines

Instead of processing information the way existing systems do, quantum computers use quantum bits (or qubits) that can both be a 0 or a 1 at the same time.

This Startup Plans to Revolutionize Quantum Computing Technology Faster Than Ever

Investors are eager to get in on the ground floor of this revolutionary technology.

These innovative startups are looking for funding.

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