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TechCrunch May 20, 2026 at 21:23 Startups Rising Hot

Sam Altman makes ‘mic drop’ offer to every Y Combinator startup

Altman offered to have OpenAI invest in every single startup in this Y Combinator class: tokens for equity.

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May 20, 2026 at 21:23 TechCrunch

Sam Altman makes ‘mic drop’ offer to every Y Combinator startup

Altman offered to have OpenAI invest in every single startup in this Y Combinator class: tokens for equity.

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May 20, 2026 at 17:24 TechCrunch

OpenAI barrels towards IPO that may happen in September

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May 20, 2026 at 17:24 TechCrunch

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Musk’s xAI is being sued over its data center generators. Now, it’s buying $2.8B more.

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You don’t need to be an AI startup to raise. Lucra has $20M to prove it.

Slapping “AI” on your startup’s pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest for an eSports gamification loyal...

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Momentum is building quickly, so this card is a good early entry point into the topic.

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