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Axelrod

Active · Hotels that run themselves

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
7signal of 100 · rising 7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5

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Competitors

AIReason MachinesShared: autonomous softwareYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIRivieraShared: travel, hotel, frontYC W25San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Axelrod
Company
Reason MachinesShared: autonomous softwareYC F26ActiveAI, Devtools
RivieraShared: travel, hotel, frontYC W25ActiveAI, Data

Adjacent

OtherParametricShared: run themselves, autonomousYC F25San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveRoomblockerShared: travel, hotelYC S15San FranciscoStartup →AILanceShared: hotel, marriott, runYC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherBystreetShared: hotel, marriott, keyYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIRoveShared: travel, hotelYC W24New York CityStartup →
Companies next to Axelrod
Company
ParametricShared: run themselves, autonomousYC F25ActiveOther
RoomblockerShared: travel, hotelYC S15InactiveOther
LanceShared: hotel, marriott, runYC W26ActiveAI
BystreetShared: hotel, marriott, keyYC W25ActiveOther
RoveShared: travel, hotelYC W24ActiveAI

Also from S26 in AI

All of S26
AI6thSenseNervous System for Physical AIYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AI83 SciencesAI-native materials discovery powered by unpublished experimental dataYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIAgentcardlet agents buy anything onlineYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIAgnost AIWe find where AI agents fail, then train better models to run them.YC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIAkon LabsDatabricks for Enterprise CodebasesYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIAllia HealthAI-Native Medical Group for Mental HealthYC S26San FranciscoStartup →
Company
6thSenseNervous System for Physical AIteam of 4ActiveAI
83 SciencesAI-native materials discovery powered by unpublished experimental datateam of 3hiringActiveAI
Agentcardlet agents buy anything onlineteam of 4ActiveAI
Agnost AIWe find where AI agents fail, then train better models to run them.2 programsteam of 2ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
Akon LabsDatabricks for Enterprise Codebasesteam of 2ActiveAI
Allia HealthAI-Native Medical Group for Mental Healthteam of 3hiringActiveAI

Founders

  • Adrian Lucas Tariel StoicaFounder
  • Saman SayahpourFounder

About Axelrod

Autonomous software for hotels that takes over all front-of-house and back-of-house tasks with zero integrations, running operations better than your staff would. Axelrod is trusted by Michelin Key awarded and Marriott hotels and is live across 3 continents.

YC batch
S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2026
Checked
10h ago

YC tags: Travel, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Axelrod in S26: 229 companies, 88% AI

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Axelrod: questions

Which YC batch was Axelrod in?

Axelrod was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).

Is Axelrod still active?

Y Combinator lists Axelrod as active.

Who founded Axelrod?

Axelrod's founders, as listed on its YC page: Adrian Lucas Tariel Stoica (Founder), Saman Sayahpour (Founder).

Where is Axelrod based?

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