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MOBILE APPS FADE AS Y COMBINATOR PIVOTS TO AI

Only 4% of Y Combinator's spring 2026 batch built native mobile apps as their main product, down sharply from 15% in 2013. The shift reflects startups' growing focus on artificial intelligence and autonomous agents.

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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 (Parmy Olson/Bloomberg)

Parmy Olson / Bloomberg: Only 4% of the startups in YC's 2026 spring batch had a native mobile app as their main product…

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