Startups · 5h ago
YC Alumni Flock to AI Giants OpenAI and Anthropic
A new analysis shows that Y Combinator alumni increasingly join top AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic over founding their own startups. The trend highlights the gravitational pull of leading AI labs for top technical talent. This shift may reduce the number of new AI startups emerging from YC's network.
Meridian48 take
The data underscores how AI's biggest players are absorbing the startup ecosystem's best talent, potentially stifling the next generation of founders.
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