Y Combinator's Spring 2026 Demo Day featured 196 startups, USDC stablecoin funding for all participants, and valuations exceeding $175M for top companies.

TechCrunch spoke to investors to find the hottest startups in the Spring 2026 YC batch. Some of them commanded valuations of over $175 million, VCs said.

Y Combinator's Spring 2026 Demo Day featured 196 startups, USDC stablecoin funding for all participants, and valuations exceeding $175M for top companies.