JetSmarter, a private air transportation startup, announced $20M in Series B funding led by the Saudi Royal Family with participation from celebrities including Jay-Z and unnamed execs from Twitter and Goldman Sachs, among others.

Jay-Z's Roc Nation also invested in BlackJet, one of several "Uber for private jets" startups in recent years. BlackJet raised a celebrity-filled seed round back in 2012, and ceased operations in late 2013 when it ran out of funding.

Sam Altman announced that Y Combinator will support all YC companies in future financing rounds up to a post-money valuation of $250M.


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