YC Digest - 7/31-8/6

by Y Combinator8/7/2015

Top Stories from the YC World – July 31-August 6, 2015

YC News
Luke Iseman Joins YC Full-Time to Support Hardware and Biotech

Partnering With Insight Data Science

Startup School Radio

Startup School Radio: How Justin.tv Became Twitch

Startup School Radio: How Optimizely Knew It Was On To Something Big

YC S15 Launches
Cofactor Genomics Is Studying RNA Testing To Diagnose Disease Earlier

Vernox Labs Uses Predictive Analysis To Help Construction Projects Actually Finish On Time

80,000 Hours Helps Top Graduates Choose Careers That Matter

Oolu Supplies Affordable Solar Energy To Off-Grid Villages In West Africa

Shotput Is Like AWS For Warehousing And Fulfillment

Locent Is An E-Commerce Platform That’s Powered Entirely By Text Messages

GrowSumo Helps Companies Create And Manage Partner Programs

Saida Helps People In Emerging Markets Get Credit Through Their Mobile Phones

Klarismo Uses 3D Scanning To Make A Model Of The Inside Of Your Body

YC Alum

Standard Treasury (YC S13) Joins Silicon Valley Bank

Target Launches Beacon Test With Estimote (YC S13) In 50 Stores, Expanded Rollout Later This Year

Fundraising
Freight Startups Attract Silicon Valley’s Attention (YC W14 Flexport)

Panorama (YC S13) Raises $12 Million To Help Schools Understand Their Students

Amplitude (YC W12) Raises $9M For A New Approach To Analytics And Pricing

Bright (YC W15) raises $4M to bring solar to the developing world

Payable (YC S14) Raises $2.1M To Build Out A Payroll Platform For Contractor-Based Businesses

“UAVbnb” DroneBase (YC W15) Is DJI And Accel’s First SkyFund Investment

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