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Boom Supersonic founder notes nearly half of YC batch is building hardware

Blake Scholl contrasted the current batch with his own deep-tech cohort.

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Boom Supersonic founder notes nearly half of YC batch is building hardware

Blake Scholl contrasted the current batch with his own deep-tech cohort.

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BS Blake Scholl 🛫@bscholl

9:25 AM · Jul 17, 2026

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The current @ycombinator batch is very impressive. Almost half the founders are building hardware. Back in my batch there were only 3 deep tech companies - @boomsupersonic, @Astranis and @relativityspace.

TB Tyler Bosmeny@bosmeny

1:56 PM · Jul 17, 2026

Such a treat having @bscholl back at YC - raising the bar for the next generation of founders

Blake Scholl 🛫@bscholl

The current @ycombinator batch is very impressive. Almost half the founders are building hardware. Back in my batch there were only 3 deep tech companies - @boomsupersonic, @Astranis and @relativityspace.

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Many users expressed enthusiasm for the surge in hardware founders in the current YC batch because it signals an exciting comeback for physical products after years of software hype.

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9:49 AM · Jul 17, 2026

@bscholl @ycombinator @boomsupersonic @Astranis @relativityspace hardware making a comeback is kinda wild to see after years of pure software hype. feels like builders are chasing harder problems again. followed u g

RO Robin@xdNiBoR

9:28 AM · Jul 17, 2026

@bscholl @ycombinator @boomsupersonic @Astranis @relativityspace Nice!

MA Matt Asir 🇺🇸@assiirrrrrr

2:00 PM · Jul 17, 2026

@bosmeny @bscholl @bscholl’s talk was genuinely the highlight of my batch

C⭐Chinaza ⭐@Am_Chinaza

9:47 AM · Jul 17, 2026

@bscholl @ycombinator @boomsupersonic @Astranis @relativityspace Nice one

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BS Blake Scholl 🛫@bscholl

9:25 AM · Jul 17, 2026

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The current @ycombinator batch is very impressive. Almost half the founders are building hardware. Back in my batch there were only 3 deep tech companies - @boomsupersonic, @Astranis and @relativityspace.

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Many users expressed enthusiasm for the surge in hardware founders in the current YC batch because it signals an exciting comeback for physical products after years of software hype.

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