Only 4% of the startups in YC's 2026 spring batch had a native mobile
Only 4% of the startups in YC's 2026 spring batch had a native mobile app as their main product, down from 15% in 2013, as startups focus on AI and agents
TL;DRMobile apps dropped from 15% to 4% of Y Combinator startups as founders chase AI instead.
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Sam Altman told OpenAI employees
TL;DROpenAI might pump the brakes on AI development and wants competitors to follow suit.
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TL;DROpenAI temporarily halted new $200/month Pro subscriptions due to server strain from Astra demand.
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