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14,448 startups · 29 programs

YC Winter 2026

199 companies · 81% AI · 12 data · 47 devtools · started Jan 2026

The W26 companies

AIHuman ArchivePhysical AI data labYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIPocketTake Notes in the Real WorldYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIBalanceFull-Stack AI AccountingYC W26LondonStartup →AIGeneral LegalElite AI law firm for high growth companiesYC W26Startup →OtherBeyond Reach LabsSpace solar arrays that grow to the size of a football field in orbitYC W26New York CityStartup →AIVelaAI Recruiting Coordinator for Executive SearchYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIParameterAI pentesting, that works!YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIBrumbyRobot Cowboys that Herd Cattle with AI DronesYC W26SydneyStartup →AIJinbaAutomate enterprise workflows through chatYC W26Startup →AILanceAI Agents That Run Hotel Operations.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIMoritzGlobal AI-native law firm handling legal work with same-day turnaroundYC W26OsloStartup →AIRevionIntelligence for Automotive OperationsYC W26New York CityStartup →AIVector LegalA premier AI-native law firm & legal operating system for Startups.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIDiditInfrastructure for identity and fraud.YC W26CTStartup →AICardboardAI video editor (raw footage into finished videos)YC W26BengaluruStartup →AIOriginAI and Data for Cancer TherapeuticsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIPiris LabsThe Networking Layer of AIYC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherCatchBack CardsThe most thrilling way to create and rip digital collectible packsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIRamAInRamAIn - AI Employees with a computer to perform business tasks just…YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AISeeing SystemsModular AI-Commanded Drones for DefenceYC W26LondonStartup →AIPax HistoriaThe first AI-powered worldbuilding and gameplay platformYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIPolymathSimulation environments for training & evaluating autonomous agentsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AINdeaBuilding AGI that can innovate.YC W26RemoteStartup →AIMango MedicalFoundation models for planning orthopedic surgeryYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIRessl AITrain, eval and build autonomous agentsYC W26BengaluruStartup →AI10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherBookoDynamically pricing the whole economy.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AICellTypeThe agentic drug company. We simulate human biology.YC W26New York CityStartup →OtherGRU SpaceMoon Hotel -> The Intergalactic Construction Company of EarthYC W26Los AngelesStartup →OtherJaneenPrior auths and benefits investigation for infusion clinicsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIMaywoodThe first finance-compliant proactive AI that runs 24/7YC W26New York CityStartup →AIRunAnywhereFastest inference anywhere: open models on-prem, hosted or on-deviceYC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherVoltairAutonomous Drones for Earth ObservationYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIWaycoAI operator for medlegal casesYC W26New York CityStartup →AILuelTurning everyday words and actions into usable training data.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAutumnThe people-intelligence company.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AICorveraThe AI sales agent for CPG brandsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherFortStrength Tracking WearableYC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherGeneral AstronauticsSuperintelligent space RobotsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIStiltaAgentic AI for intellectual propertyYC W26StockholmStartup →AIAemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research EngineerYC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherAsimovReal-world human movement data for humanoid robotsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AICopperlaneAgentic Mortgage OriginationYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIDocura HealthAI-Native Med-Legal FirmYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AILegalOSThe AI-Native Immigration Law FirmYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIOpalite HealthHelping Healthcare Providers Speak Any LanguageYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIOxusAI-powered automation for internal audit workflowsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIRobbyAI agents that grow revenue for home services businessesYC W26New York CityStartup →AIServo7Container unloading robots for warehousesYC W26AmsterdamStartup →AIVisibl SemiconductorsCustom silicon for power electronicsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIOximyTake command of the AI your company already runs on.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AISamora AIMultilingual voice agents that outperform humansYC W26Startup →AIAvoiceAI-native workspace for AECYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAutoSituThe AI operating system for the built worldYC W26Startup →AIChasiAI Revenue Engine for the Equipment IndustryYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AICumulus LabsThe Fastest Multimodal Inference OSYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIFenrock AIAI agents for banksYC W26San FranciscoStartup →DataLaurenceQuantitative research for autonomous e-commerce growthYC W26New York CityStartup →AIMochaCareAgentic Management Service for Care OrganizationsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIOctaPulseOctaPulse builds computer vision and robotics for fish farms and…YC W26FriscoStartup →OtherOne RobotWorld models for robot evals and training.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIOrthogonalAgentic Payments for APIsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIPaynaAI Licensing Agent for Regulated IndustriesYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIProximittyAI operating system for commercial loansYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AISalusGuardrails to validate your agent's actions before they executeYC W26San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsshortkitMedia infra for consumer appsYC W26Startup →AISitefireMarketing suite for the agentic webYC W26BYStartup →AITerranox AIThe first AI-powered uranium discovery companyYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIVenturaAI Workforce for Distributors and ManufacturersYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIZatannaBuilding the infrastructure for AI to interact with softwareYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIModaYour agents should never make the same mistake twice.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIMouseCatAI to fight financial crimeYC W26New York CityStartup →AIFixtureAn agentic CRM built for StartupsYC W26Startup →AIInstinctTrade with superhuman instinctYC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherOrigami RoboticsManipulate Anything RobotYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIOvershootWe optimize inference stacks for teamsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIPatientdesk.aiAI front & back office agent for dental practicesYC W26Startup →OtherSequence MarketsLow-latency execution across crypto, prediction, and tokenized assetsYC W26TorontoStartup →AISquidAI agents for power grid planning 🦑YC W26LondonStartup →AI/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIARC Prize FoundationAI benchmarks that measure general intelligence and inspire new ideasYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIByteportGlobal upload acceleration for 1GB-100TB files.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AICarettaRealtime AI for Sales CallsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIChamberThe AIOps Agent for ML TeamsYC W26SeattleStartup →AIConstellation SpaceAI operating system for mega-scale satellite networks.YC W26SeattleStartup →AIDitto BiosciencesEvolutionary intelligence for autoimmune diseaseYC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherDoomersionDoomscroll to learn languagesYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIEmdashOne app for all your coding agentsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIHaladirOperational Intelligence for Global LogisticsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIPerfectlyThe AI-native Recruiting OSYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIPolymorphBuilding secure polymorphic appsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIPranaAn AI primary care doctor in your pocketYC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherRoboDockRobots that run autonomous depots for autonomous fleets.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIShofoThe World's Largest Video LibraryYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AISynthetic SciencesInfrastructure for Autonomous ScienceYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AITerminal UseAI-native transformation for operations-heavy companiesYC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherTravo.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AI21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIBeeSafe AIFrontier AI Defenses for Social Engineering AttacksYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AICodeWispAnyone can create real games with AIYC W26San FranciscoStartup →
Company
Human ArchivePhysical AI data labteam of 100hiringActiveAI
PocketTake Notes in the Real Worldteam of 35hiringActiveAI
BalanceFull-Stack AI Accountingteam of 20hiringActiveAI
General LegalElite AI law firm for high growth companiesteam of 40ActiveAI
Beyond Reach LabsSpace solar arrays that grow to the size of a football field in orbitteam of 15hiringActiveOther
VelaAI Recruiting Coordinator for Executive Searchteam of 15hiringActiveAI
ParameterAI pentesting, that works!team of 14hiringActiveAI
BrumbyRobot Cowboys that Herd Cattle with AI Dronesteam of 32 programsActiveAI
JinbaAutomate enterprise workflows through chatteam of 11hiringActiveAI
LanceAI Agents That Run Hotel Operations.team of 10hiringActiveAI
MoritzGlobal AI-native law firm handling legal work with same-day turnaroundteam of 10hiringActiveAI
RevionIntelligence for Automotive Operationsteam of 10hiringActiveAI
Vector LegalA premier AI-native law firm & legal operating system for Startups.team of 9hiringActiveAI
DiditInfrastructure for identity and fraud.team of 20ActiveAI, Devtools
CardboardAI video editor (raw footage into finished videos)team of 8hiringActiveAI
OriginAI and Data for Cancer Therapeuticsteam of 8hiringActiveAI
Piris LabsThe Networking Layer of AIteam of 8hiringActiveAI, Devtools
CatchBack CardsThe most thrilling way to create and rip digital collectible packsteam of 7hiringActiveOther
RamAInRamAIn - AI Employees with a computer to perform business tasks just…team of 7hiringActiveAI
Seeing SystemsModular AI-Commanded Drones for Defenceteam of 7hiringActiveAI
Pax HistoriaThe first AI-powered worldbuilding and gameplay platformteam of 6hiringActiveAI
PolymathSimulation environments for training & evaluating autonomous agentsteam of 6hiringActiveAI
NdeaBuilding AGI that can innovate.team of 15ActiveAI
Mango MedicalFoundation models for planning orthopedic surgeryteam of 32 programsActiveAI
Ressl AITrain, eval and build autonomous agentsteam of 32 programsActiveAI
10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.team of 5hiringActiveAI
BookoDynamically pricing the whole economy.team of 5hiringActiveOther
CellTypeThe agentic drug company. We simulate human biology.team of 5hiringActiveAI
GRU SpaceMoon Hotel -> The Intergalactic Construction Company of Earthteam of 5hiringActiveOther
JaneenPrior auths and benefits investigation for infusion clinicsteam of 5hiringActiveOther
MaywoodThe first finance-compliant proactive AI that runs 24/7team of 5hiringActiveAI
RunAnywhereFastest inference anywhere: open models on-prem, hosted or on-deviceteam of 5hiringActiveAI, Devtools
VoltairAutonomous Drones for Earth Observationteam of 5hiringActiveOther
WaycoAI operator for medlegal casesteam of 5hiringActiveAI
LuelTurning everyday words and actions into usable training data.team of 12ActiveAI
AutumnThe people-intelligence company.team of 4hiringActiveAI
CorveraThe AI sales agent for CPG brandsteam of 4hiringActiveAI, Data
FortStrength Tracking Wearableteam of 4hiringActiveOther
General AstronauticsSuperintelligent space Robotsteam of 4hiringActiveOther
StiltaAgentic AI for intellectual propertyteam of 4hiringActiveAI
AemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research Engineerteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Devtools
AsimovReal-world human movement data for humanoid robotsteam of 3hiringActiveOther
CopperlaneAgentic Mortgage Originationteam of 3hiringActiveAI
Docura HealthAI-Native Med-Legal Firmteam of 3hiringActiveAI
LegalOSThe AI-Native Immigration Law Firmteam of 3hiringActiveAI
Opalite HealthHelping Healthcare Providers Speak Any Languageteam of 3hiringActiveAI
OxusAI-powered automation for internal audit workflowsteam of 3hiringActiveAI
RobbyAI agents that grow revenue for home services businessesteam of 3hiringActiveAI
Servo7Container unloading robots for warehousesteam of 3hiringActiveAI
Visibl SemiconductorsCustom silicon for power electronicsteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Devtools
OximyTake command of the AI your company already runs on.team of 8ActiveAI
Samora AIMultilingual voice agents that outperform humansteam of 8ActiveAI
AvoiceAI-native workspace for AECteam of 7ActiveAI
AutoSituThe AI operating system for the built worldteam of 2hiringActiveAI
ChasiAI Revenue Engine for the Equipment Industryteam of 2hiringActiveAI
Cumulus LabsThe Fastest Multimodal Inference OSteam of 2hiringActiveAI, Devtools
Fenrock AIAI agents for banksteam of 2hiringActiveAI
LaurenceQuantitative research for autonomous e-commerce growthteam of 2hiringActiveData
MochaCareAgentic Management Service for Care Organizationsteam of 2hiringActiveAI
OctaPulseOctaPulse builds computer vision and robotics for fish farms and…team of 2hiringActiveAI
One RobotWorld models for robot evals and training.team of 2hiringActiveOther
OrthogonalAgentic Payments for APIsteam of 2hiringActiveAI, Devtools
PaynaAI Licensing Agent for Regulated Industriesteam of 2hiringActiveAI
ProximittyAI operating system for commercial loansteam of 2hiringActiveAI
SalusGuardrails to validate your agent's actions before they executeteam of 2hiringActiveAI, Devtools
shortkitMedia infra for consumer appsteam of 2hiringActiveDevtools
SitefireMarketing suite for the agentic webteam of 2hiringActiveAI, Data
Terranox AIThe first AI-powered uranium discovery companyteam of 2hiringActiveAI
VenturaAI Workforce for Distributors and Manufacturersteam of 2hiringActiveAI
ZatannaBuilding the infrastructure for AI to interact with softwareteam of 2hiringActiveAI, Devtools
ModaYour agents should never make the same mistake twice.team of 6ActiveAI
MouseCatAI to fight financial crimeteam of 6ActiveAI
FixtureAn agentic CRM built for Startupsteam of 5ActiveAI
InstinctTrade with superhuman instinctteam of 5ActiveAI
Origami RoboticsManipulate Anything Robotteam of 5ActiveOther
OvershootWe optimize inference stacks for teamsteam of 5ActiveAI, Devtools
Patientdesk.aiAI front & back office agent for dental practicesteam of 5ActiveAI
Sequence MarketsLow-latency execution across crypto, prediction, and tokenized assetsteam of 5ActiveOther
SquidAI agents for power grid planning 🦑team of 5ActiveAI
/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
ARC Prize FoundationAI benchmarks that measure general intelligence and inspire new ideasteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
ByteportGlobal upload acceleration for 1GB-100TB files.team of 4ActiveAI
CarettaRealtime AI for Sales Callsteam of 4ActiveAI
ChamberThe AIOps Agent for ML Teamsteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
Constellation SpaceAI operating system for mega-scale satellite networks.team of 4ActiveAI, Data
Ditto BiosciencesEvolutionary intelligence for autoimmune diseaseteam of 4ActiveAI
DoomersionDoomscroll to learn languagesteam of 4ActiveOther
EmdashOne app for all your coding agentsteam of 4ActiveAI
HaladirOperational Intelligence for Global Logisticsteam of 4ActiveAI
PerfectlyThe AI-native Recruiting OSteam of 4ActiveAI
PolymorphBuilding secure polymorphic appsteam of 4ActiveAI
PranaAn AI primary care doctor in your pocketteam of 4ActiveAI, Data
RoboDockRobots that run autonomous depots for autonomous fleets.team of 4ActiveOther
ShofoThe World's Largest Video Libraryteam of 4ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
Synthetic SciencesInfrastructure for Autonomous Scienceteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
Terminal UseAI-native transformation for operations-heavy companiesteam of 4ActiveAI
Travo.team of 4ActiveOther
21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
BeeSafe AIFrontier AI Defenses for Social Engineering Attacksteam of 3ActiveAI
CodeWispAnyone can create real games with AIteam of 3ActiveAI

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Top tags in W26

  • Infrastructure8
  • Developer Tools8
  • Fintech6
  • Reinforcement Learning5
  • Data Engineering4
  • Enterprise Software4
  • Computer Vision3
  • Hard Tech3
  • Hardware3
  • Automation3