It suggests that there may be a new chapter in grocery delivery, one in which ease isn’t the only competitive advantage. Instead of going after the obvious - speed - startups are looking to enhance the grocery delivery experience through premium produce, local recipes and even ugly vegetables. Instacart, last valued at $39 billion, is one of Y Combinator’s most successful graduates - which makes it even more spicier that a number of startups within this summer’s batch want to take on the behemoth. Instacart walked so YC startups could stroll.Here’s what 377 Y Combinator pitches taught me about startups: This in mind, I want to leave you with a few takeaways I had after listening to hundreds of pitches. The need for more diverse accelerators has never been more obvious, and as some in the tech community argue, is Y Combinator’s biggest blind spot. The accelerator posted small gains in the number of women and LatinX founders in its batch, but dropped in the number of Black founders participating. While YC is an ambitious snapshot, it’s not entirely illustrative of the next wave of decision-makers and leaders within startups - from a diversity perspective. It’s why I like covering demo days: I get tunnel vision into where innovation is going next, what behemoths are ripe for disruption and what founders think is a witty competitive edge versus a simple baseline. There’s something quite earnest and magical about spending literally hours hearing founder after founder pitch their ideas, with one minute, a single slide and a whole lot of optimism. We covered every single on-the-record startup that presented and plucked out some favorites: The elite accelerator announced a staggering 377 startups as its Summer 2021 cohort. For that reason, membership remains subject to review of prior school records, and the discretion of The Patuxent Program based on information obtained prior to the start of the year.Along with a cadre of other TechCrunch folks, I spent this week extremely focused on one event: Y Combinator. The learner’s family support is a crucial aspect of their success at Acton. Ensuring a good fit between each learner and family with Acton is essential.
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