Axis
YC W26 · Active · An AI Copilot for Trading Desks
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Scalar FieldShared: trading desk, trader, marketActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX25 |
 CommodityAIShared: physical commodity, commodity trader, tradingActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW24 |
 ImpliedShared: public marketNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | SPC2023 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 OddpoolShared: trading desk, trading system, marketActiveDevtools | Devtools | Active | YCX26 |
 Prodigy ResearchShared: trading desk, modelActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS26 |
 ValCtrlShared: relevant market, trade, publicActiveOther | Other | Active | YCX26 |
 Alt-XShared: public market, native, buildingActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCW26 |
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Founders
- Eric ZhuFounder
- Ian WangFounder
About Axis
Axis is building an AI Native Trading System, allowing a trader to deploy models that monitor and analyze relevant markets and strategies. We've chosen commodities as our first market. Commodities make up a third of global goods exports, and physical commodities traders decide the movement and storage of metals, agricultural products, and energy across the globe. They trade in public markets and bilateral OTC agreements. Engaging in these markets is complexing, covering derivatives positioning, refinery data, storage inventory, import/exports, geopolitical events and more. Axis is building an AI driven analytical layer for these markets.
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 2
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Checked
- 33m ago
Axis: questions
Which YC batch was Axis in?
Axis was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Axis still active?
Y Combinator lists Axis as active.
Who founded Axis?
Axis's founders, as listed on its YC page: Eric Zhu (Founder), Ian Wang (Founder).
Where is Axis based?
Axis lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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