Top Stories from the YC World – May 8-May 14, 2015
YC News
One surprising hack to get into YC! by Sam Altman
Startup School Radio Ep. 2: Justin Kan and Mathilde Collin
Launches
Senic (YC S13) is building Nuimo, a dial for the internet of things
Fundraising
PlanGrid (YC W12) raises $18 million from Sequoia to digitize construction blueprints – The team has already put over 17 million blueprints in the cloud
Women Power on Display in Career Site The Muse’s (YC W12) $10M Round
We’ve raised money to reinvent global trade – Paul Graham on Flexport: “Flexport is one of those rare startups that will not merely satisfy its market, but grow it. There will be more international trade because of Flexport, and international trade is a very big thing for there to be more of.”