Superconnector with Matt Joseph

In this episode of the Superconnector podcast, Matt Joseph reviews pitches from 11 more Y Combinator startups in the W24 batch, focusing on Fintech, Media, Healthcare, Education, and other sectors.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome

00:20 Yenmo: Instant Loans Against Investments

03:14 Quary: Transform Data Together

04:47 OmaCare: Get Paid for Caring

06:47 OpenCall.ai: Revolutionizing Call Centers

09:25 Fluently: Improve Your English with Zoom Calls

10:41 Eggnog: YouTube for AI Generated Content

13:06 RadMate AI: The AI Co-Pilot for Radiologists

18:33 Attunement: Enhancing Behavioral Health Monitoring

20:46 NowHouse: Modernizing Post-Trade Processing

23:31 GiveFront: Banking for Non-Profits

25:54 Creo: Build Internal Tools with AI

In this episode of the Superconnector podcast, Matt Joseph (YC S15) covers 11 more Y Combinator startups in the winter 24 batch, focusing on AI, Neuroscience, Fintech, and other sectors.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome

00:35 Meticulate: Reimagining Business Research

02:08 Infinity: Simplifying Cross-Border Banking

04:30 Tile: The Future of Data Analytics

06:26 Speck: Automating the Web with AI

08:57 Pretzel: A Fresh Take on Jupyter Notebooks

11:00 Senso: AI for Credit Unions

13:23 Risotto: Slack's New IT Help Desk

17:08 Piramidal: A Foundation Model for the Brain

20:43 Topo AI: Revolutionizing Sales Outreach

22:58 Trieve: Ambitious Infrastructure for Search Teams

24:42 RetailReady: Streamlining Supply Chain Compliance

In this episode of the Superconnector podcast, Matt Joseph reviews pitches from 11 different Y Combinator startups in the Winter 24 batch across industries like AI, Healthcare, Gaming, AI, Machine Learning, and Fluid Dynamics.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome

00:35 Scritch: Independent Practices for Veterinarians

05:24 ego: The Matrix-inspired 3D Simulation Engine

09:51 Preloop: Streamlining Machine Learning Deployments

12:47 Openmart: AI-Driven Local Business Leads

14:52 AgentHub: Workflow Automation with AI

17:19 Omni AI: Reimagining Data Analysis

20:14 Duckie: Your New AI Technical Support Assistant

22:56 Eris Biotech: A New Frontier in Cancer Treatment

26:09 Navier AI: Transforming Fluid Dynamics with AI

28:43 Veles: Streamlining Enterprise Sales

30:57 Kabilah: Enhancing Nurse Efficiency and Patient Care

In this episode of the Superconnector podcast, Matt Joseph reviews pitches from the top 10 most upvoted startups in Y Combinator's W24 batch heading into Demo Day. You can check out the startups at ycombinator.com/launches.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome

00:51 YC Demo Day Overview

01:40 Granza Bio: Cancer Treatment

03:22 Salvy: Brazilian Telco

05:18 Hona: Better Medical Records

09:27 Upsolve AI: Customer Analytics

11:44 Fume: AI Software Engineer

12:45 MathDash: Making Math a Competitive Sport

14:08 Paradigm: AI Intern for Email Outbound

17:41 Apriora: AI Interviewer

20:42 Momentic: Automating Testing with AI

21:54 HostAI: Vacation Rental Management

23:43 Bonus Startup: Garage

In this episode of the Superconnector podcast, Joey Flores (YC W11) shares his journey from starting music streaming platform Earbits (acquired by You42) to founding Inversion Art, a YC-like accelerator for fine artists.

We cover his journey as a founder, how he started and sold Earbits, his experience at Y Combinator, his relationship with Netflix founding CEO Marc Randolph, the landscape of the music streaming industry, how he started Inversion Art to help artists expand their careers, the fine art industry, why entertainment startups are uniquely difficult, and his 10 year vision for Inversion Art.

Chapters

00:48 - Founding Earbits

04:48 - Y Combinator Experience

07:18 - Fundraising for Earbits

10:32 - LA Venture Capital

11:04 - Getting Acquired

12:05 - Connecting with Marc Randolph

16:02 - Music Streaming Industry

18:42 - Founding Inversion Art

25:45 - Fine Art Industry

27:42 - Why are entertainment startups hard?

34:00 - 10 Year Vision for Inversion Art

This episode features an in-depth conversation with Joel Karacozoff, a former D1 college football player who co-founded a fantasy sports company called Balto, then later sold it to fuboTV (NYSE: FUBO), a live sports streaming company. After selling Balto, Joel launched a syndicate that has invested in nearly 40 startups.

We cover Joel’s journey as a founder, how he started and sold Balto, growth in the fantasy sports industry, his experience at Y Combinator, trends in the streaming industry, his approach to launching a syndicate, whether AI can disrupt the streaming industry, and rising startup valuations.

Chapters

00:36 - Football to Founder

01:16 - Balto’s Origin Story

02:50 - Fantasy Sports

06:29 - YC Experience

08:42 - Fundraising

10:49 - The Cockroach Method

11:31 - Ramen Profitability

12:27 - Getting Acquired

18:30 - Will AI disrupt VOD streaming?

21:40 - Lessons learned from Balto

22:51 - Launching a syndicate

25:12 - Markets to Watch

26:57 - Rising startup valuations