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title: "Only 4% of the startups in YC's 2026 spring batch had a native mobile app as their main product, down from 15% in 2013, as startups focus on AI and agents (Parmy Olson/Bloomberg)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/only-4-of-the-startups-in-ycs-2026-spring-batch-had-a-native-mobile-2aa68575
published: 2026-09-11T00:45:00.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Only 4% of the startups in YC's 2026 spring batch had a native mobile app as their main product, down from 15% in 2013, as startups focus on AI and agents (Parmy Olson/Bloomberg)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-09-11 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/only-4-of-the-startups-in-ycs-2026-spring-batch-had-a-native-mobile-2aa68575

Parmy Olson / Bloomberg : Only 4% of the startups in YC's 2026 spring batch had a native mobile app as their main product, down from 15% in 2013, as startups focus on AI and agents — Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to build an app. New releases on Apple Inc.'s App Store surged by about 80% earlier …

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## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/260910/p42#a260910p42)

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