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Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator held the 2nd Demo Day for its Summer 2024 age group on Thursday , and just like we sawon Day 1 , AI is the focus of most startup in this cohort .
However , we did also get hold a few interesting startups that are work on cool technical school like drone that ca n’t be jam , carpooling for freight , and atmospheric condition prediction .
Here are the company that put up out :
Entangl
What it does : Detects mistake in applied science projects , proposes solutions and can even implement them itself
Why it ’s a fave : I was connive when Entangl allege it has talked to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy about automating datum nub verification . The fact that the startup already has tidy sum with AWS and Vodafone is a big addition .
Exa Laboratories
What it does : Department of Energy - efficient chips for AI
Why it ’s a fave : One of the problems with AI is that it eat a long ton of vim . other exam of Exa ’s chips supposedly show that they are nearly 28 time more efficient than Nvidia ’s H100s . What ’s better , say the startup , these french-fried potatoes canadapt to different exemplar — you just need to configure them with software . Exa hop to have them quick for utilisation by early 2025 .
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Kopra Bio
What it does : Developing an autoimmune therapy that kills cancer
Why it ’s a fave : Keytruda and other autoimmune drugs have been a game - auto-changer for many Cancer the Crab patients , but there ’s still a recollective room to go . Kopra Bio says it ’s working on a drug that could change that . concord to its founders , in other tests on animals , most were still live after 250 day , while animals on an FDA - approved drug died in just 50 day . If the drug work the same way in humans , it could be a huge find for survival .
LedgerUp
What it does : AI bookkeeper for startup
Why it ’s a fave : LedgerUp ’s AI promises to make clerking easy for businesses . It can categorise transactions , receive discounts and mention that you may have missed , manage invoices , and even superintend taxes . I desire clerking becomes a caper nobody will overleap .
OrgOrg
What it does : Offers a suite of productivity apps for growing organizations
Why it ’s a fave : Wayne Crosby , OrgOrg ’s beginner , says that his company can help businesses streamline their app usage . While many business concern may be ready to consolidate their app trafficker , what enamor my eye about OrgOrg was Crosby ’s background : The three - time founder train his first company through YC all the manner back in 2007 , and later on sold it to Google , where it became Google Slides . This experience is bound to draw investor sake .
Oway
What it does : Carpooling for freight
Why it ’s a fave : I’m a big rooter of Uber Pool , so I was mad to learn about Oway . The inauguration lets small business share motortruck space and keep open money on shipping — ridesharing for freight , essentially . It ’s faster and cheaper — what ’s not to wish about this ?
Silurian
What it does : Foundational theoretical account for betoken the weather
Why it ’s a fave : Silurian ’s beginner previously help build one of the universe ’s most precise weather forecasting example : Microsoft Research ’s Aurora . But four months ago , they left the tech giant to work up their own weather prediction engine , which they claim is an even adept soothsayer than Aurora — the company is build foundational models for simulating the full major planet , and they ’re target atmospheric condition first .
Theseus
What it does : Develops unjammable monotone
Why it ’s a fave : laggard have changed the game in war . They can spy on the foe in real time and can even hit object with pinpoint truth , all while reducing the want to put pilots at risk . But there ’s a catch : There are many ways to fix drones , which progress to them useless . This has been a big problem in the Russia - Ukraine war . Theseus claims that its bourdon can dodge jamming , even if the adversary is Russia .
XTraffic
What it does : subjugate congestion and chance event with smart dealings lights
Why it ’s a fave : Controlling traffic lighting with AI sounds like the unadulterated software of this technology . XTraffic says that it ’s already doing it in several cities in Texas . I hope they make it to my town in California , too , because I sure am well-worn of waiting for the illumination to turn green when there are no other car around .
