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Alder

Active · AI employees for finance, starting with accounts receivable.

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
9signal of 100 · rising 7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

OtherBlixoShared: account receivableYC S21MiamiStartup →OtherDillShared: account receivableYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AITennis FinanceShared: account receivable, emailAntler 2022USStartup →OtherInactivePaidShared: account receivableYC S14San FranciscoStartup →AIFullSeamShared: account receivableYC W26Startup →
Companies closest to Alder
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BlixoShared: account receivableYC S21ActiveOther
DillShared: account receivableYC W23ActiveOther
Tennis FinanceShared: account receivable, emailAntler 2022Not statedAI
PaidShared: account receivableYC S14InactiveOther
FullSeamShared: account receivableYC W26ActiveAI

Adjacent

AIFazeshiftShared: account receivable, workYC S24San FranciscoStartup →OtherCredeviaShared: account receivableAntler 2022SingaporeStartup →OtherTokuShared: account receivableYC S21SantiagoStartup →OtherPaysactionShared: account receivableAntler 2023SingaporeStartup →AIProcIndexShared: account receivableYC S25San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Alder
Company
FazeshiftShared: account receivable, workYC S24ActiveAI
CredeviaShared: account receivableAntler 2022Not statedOther
TokuShared: account receivableYC S21ActiveOther
PaysactionShared: account receivableAntler 2023Not statedOther
ProcIndexShared: account receivableYC S25ActiveAI

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Founders

  • Tejas AgarwalFounder/CEO
  • Pankaj MishraFounder/CTO

About Alder

We’re building AI employees for finance teams. They handle repetitive work across email and accounting systems - processing documents, following up on open items, reconciling records, and resolving exceptions while people retain approval and oversight.

YC batch
F25 · Fall 2025
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: B2B, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Alder in F25: 146 companies, 88% AI

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Alder: questions

Which YC batch was Alder in?

Alder was in Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch (F25).

Is Alder still active?

Y Combinator lists Alder as active.

Who founded Alder?

Alder's founders, as listed on its YC page: Tejas Agarwal (Founder/CEO), Pankaj Mishra (Founder/CTO).

Where is Alder based?

Alder lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.