MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Y Combinator president Garry Tan admitted Tuesday he can no longer distinguish the 100 startups from Demo Day, describing every pitch as “basically Cursor for something else.” The realization hit during a routine partner meeting, when he opened a notebook filled with frantic loops of “It’s like Cursor but for…” that degraded into what colleagues called “an existential breakdown.” “At first I thought it was déjà vu,” Tan said, thumbing entries like “Cursor for dog grooming,” “Cursor for supply chain,” and “Cursor but it’s Cursor for making other Cursors.” “Then I realized every founder meant ‘AI coding assistant for my niche.’ One guy pitched ‘Cursor for Cursor development’ with a straight face. I wrote it down. Couldn’t tell if it was brilliant or a stroke.” Partner Michael Seibel added their Slack devolved into guessing which startup did what. “We accidentally funded three ‘Cursor for dentists.’ Same batch.” Peak confusion arrived with “CursorCursor,” which Tan assumed was a typo. “It builds AI coding assistants,” the founder said. “So… Cursor for Cursor?” “Exactly!” Tan replied. “I’m pretty sure I funded them twice.” YC now requires applicants to declare what they are not like Cursor for. Founders are pitching “Anti-Cursor for [industry].”