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How an Open Source Side Project Became a YC-Backed AI Startup Revolutionising LLMs

Aug 9, 2025

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21 min read

How an Open Source Side Project Became a YC-Backed AI Startup Revolutionising LLMs

Built by DSPy core contributors, Zenbase takes the pain out of prompt engineering and model selection—so developers can get back to what they do best: coding.

Zephan Hwang
Zephan Hwang
Building Trainable AI Agents That Learn Like Humans

Aug 7, 2025

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13 min read

Building Trainable AI Agents That Learn Like Humans

An alumnus of Y Combinator's Spring 2025 batch, agentic AI startup Leeroo helps data and AI teams deploy continuously learning AI agents that improve everyday by learning from user feedback, private knowledge sources, and through self-discovery

Zephan Hwang
Zephan Hwang
SEO for Startups in the GenAI era: Insights from an Ex-Bloomberg Journalist

Jul 24, 2025

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24 min read

SEO for Startups in the GenAI era: Insights from an Ex-Bloomberg Journalist

Meet Darren Boey, a former Bloomberg journalist who now leads the charge in startup marketing. Learn his hard-earned SEO insights that help startups stand out, and how they’re still relevant in the GenAI era.

Zephan Hwang
Zephan Hwang
Re-inventing Marketing Messages with AI

Jul 3, 2025

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17 min read

Re-inventing Marketing Messages with AI

Founded in 2023, Revamp helps businesses understand customers and increase retention by using AI to send better-targeted emails and ads.

Zephan Hwang
Zephan Hwang
How a PhD Insight Became a Weapon Against Financial Fraud

Jul 2, 2025

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19 min read

How a PhD Insight Became a Weapon Against Financial Fraud

Transparently was born from a simple question: what if you could detect accounting manipulation using data?

Zephan Hwang
Zephan Hwang
How This YC-Backed Startup Fights Financial Crime with AI

Jul 2, 2025

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17 min read

How This YC-Backed Startup Fights Financial Crime with AI

Baran Ozkan founded Flagright to transform AML compliance with AI, enabling fintechs and banks to fight financial crime efficiently at scale.

Zephan Hwang
Zephan Hwang
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