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Proving You’re Human

2026-07-25 · 12:12 UTC ·Y Combinator ·0 min read

Brief

Proving You’re Human (Y Combinator video, 2026) is a short call-to-action presentation that highlights a case where a finance worker sent $25 million after a video call populated with deepfaked colleagues. The video urges development of a private, reliable human-verification layer for online calls, messages, and transactions and invites applicants to YC’s Fall 2026 batch.

Why it matters

A finance worker wired $25 million after joining a video call where every other participant—including the CFO—was a deepfake (incident cited in the video).

Key details

Y Combinator calls for a new private, reliable 'trust layer' to verify real humans in calls, messages, reviews, and transactions and invites startups to apply for the Fall 2026 batch at ycombinator.com/apply.

Source evidence

A finance worker recently wired $25 million after joining a video call with his CFO and colleagues. Every other person on the call was a deepfake.

As voice and video become easier to fake, the internet needs a new trust layer: a private, reliable way to verify that there is a real human behind a call, message, review, or transaction.

If you're working on this, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply for the Fall 2026 batch at ycombinator.com/apply.

Channel: Y Combinator
Published: 2026-07-25
Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB7QBdjrOwE