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Y Combinator Startup Podcast — This Startup Secretly Detects Fraud For Fortune 500s
Buzzing ratingBUZZING· 74%31m·2026-03-31·Technology

This Startup Secretly Detects Fraud For Fortune 500s

Y Combinator Startup Podcast

In this episode of Founder Firesides, YC Managing Partner Jared Friedman talks to Karine Mellata, co-founder of Variance (W23), who is coming out of stealth and announcing their $21 million Series A. Variance builds purpose-built AI agents for risk and compliance — automating fraud detection, content review, and…

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