- Published on July 6, 2025
- In AI Startups
Anybody Can Vibe Code a Startup Now
YC CEO Garry Tan noted that some founders are so new to programming that they’ve never known a world without tools like Cursor.
- By Siddharth Jindal
As vibe coding continues to gain traction, this year has seen a surge in startups built purely on instinct and improvisation.
In a recent YC podcast, global partner Jared Friedman shared that nearly 25% of founders in the latest batch have said that AI writes more than 95% of their codebase.
Adding to this perspective, CEO Garry Tan noted that some founders are so new to programming that they’ve never known a world without tools like Cursor, which allows them to vibe code using AI.
Citing an example from the current batch, Friedman said the founders have highly technical minds but aren’t classically trained in computer science or programming. Yet, they’re incredibly productive and capable of building impressive products.
“AI is writing almost the entire thing. It
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Siddharth Jindal
Siddharth is a media graduate who loves to explore tech through journalism and putting forward ideas worth pondering about in the era of artificial intelligence.
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