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YC Demo Day Lightning Round, New Snap AR Glasses, SpaceX Rips | Garry Tan, Andrew Lee, Stamatios Floratos, Hugo Frisk, Efraín Torres, Russell Smith, Payton Case, Akshay Trikha, Diana Hu, Harj Taggar, Connor Hayes, Luke Burgis, Anda Gansca
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- Jun 16, 2026
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- 10214
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(01:05) - SpaceX Rips (08:00) - Andrew Lee, co-founder of Firebase (acquired by Google in 2014), discusses his latest venture, Tasklet, an AI agent platform that integrates with various work tools to automate workflows. He highlights Tasklet's rapid growth, achieving a $7 million run rate, and its ability to dynamically generate integrations using AI, enabling connections to both public and internal APIs. Lee also mentions a recent $20 million funding round and emphasizes Tasklet's competitive positioning against major AI labs. (18:14) - Stamatis Floratos is the co-founder and CEO of Eden Robotics, a company developing autonomous robots for industrial and commercial applications. In the conversation, he discusses their semi-humanoid robot with a wheeled base and two human-like arms equipped with grippers capable of performing over 80% of industrial tasks. He highlights the robot's 20-hour battery life and their innovative "labor as a service" model, charging clients per hour of robot operation, which has been well-received by customers. (26:20) - Hugo Frisk, co-founder and CEO of Tenet Industries, discusses his company's focus on mass-producing low-cost defense systems by applying principles from electronics and automotive manufacturing. He highlights the challenges of extending drone range without GPS, emphasizing the need for improved navigation systems and autonomy to overcome jamming issues. Frisk also outlines their business model, starting with private company sales and scaling up to government contracts, while addressing counter-UAS technologies and the importance of efficient, scalable production methods. (36:01) - Dr. Efrain Torres, co-founder of Adelante, discusses their development of mobile whole-body MRI units for cancer screening, emphasizing the safety a…