This morning, I looked through all 194 companies in YC’s P26 batch. From space based manufacturing to AI doctors, here are the three most exciting startups I found…
Some products, like new pharmaceuticals, can only be made in space due to the lack of gravity. But to pull it off, you need a space-based factory.
Dispatch is making those factories.
Founder Payton Case just built a re-entry heat shield at 100x the cost of competitors. He put it behind a rocket engine to try to melt it. But this low-cost heat shield held up!
Whenever I see someone build a product for 100x less, I pay close attention. Lower costs greatly expand the market.
Your AI agent can create a marketing campaign. But it can’t stand in Times Square holding a giant sign.
That’s where RentAHuman comes in. RentAHuman lets AI hire humans for tasks only we can do.
This gives AI agents a lot more power. Instead of just brains, now they have hands.
Giving people new ways to make a living is a powerful business model. It’s worked incredibly well for Uber and Airbnb.
RentAHuman could be next.
We’ve been talking about universal health care in this country for generations. But it never happens.
What if we gave everyone an AI doctor?
Clara is AI that can read and act on your medical data. It can make diagnoses and order prescriptions and tests.
Clara queues up those recommendations for a human provider. Then, the human approves or disapproves them.
Doctors are severely overworked. If AI could do a first pass and make a recommendation, it would save a ton of time and lower costs.
Founder George Favvas is the perfect person to build this. He founded Circle Health, a primary care practice that he took to over $100 million in annual revenue.
Wrap-Up
Put these three companies together, and you can glimpse an incredible future.
We’ll make new pharmaceuticals in space. We’ll get a job from an AI. We’ll talk to a doctor any time at virtually no cost.
I love to complain about YC’s valuations. But I’m glad that someone is out there backing extremely ambitious ideas.
If you want to help these startups, try their product! Customers are the most important part of any company.
What are your favorite startups in P26?
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