Startupsby GlyphWhy it ranks
How the rank works- team of 16Team size · YC's directory+6.4
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
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Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Active | YC +1S24 | |
| AI | Not stated | speedrunSR002 | |
| AI | Not stated | Antler2024 | |
| AI, Data | Not stated | 500 Global2025 | |
| AI | Not stated | Plug and Play |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havilo.aiShared: intelligence layerAlchemist Class 40Not statedOther | Other | Not stated | AlchemistClass 40 |
| Other | Not stated | EF2024 | |
| Industrial DynamicsShared: intelligence layerAlchemist Class 40Not statedOther | Other | Not stated | AlchemistClass 40 |
| AI, Data | Active | YCW23 | |
| AI, Data | Acquired | YCS23 |
Also from S22 in AI
All of S22About Ballerine
Ballerine is an AI-native risk intelligence platform built for financial institutions, acquirers, and payment providers that need to underwrite and monitor merchants at scale in real time. Instead of relying on fragmented point solutions, Ballerine unifies data from business registries, transaction patterns, sanctions lists, and web intelligence into one composable infrastructure. Its AI Agents continuously analyze these signals to deliver dynamic and explainable risk assessments across the merchant lifecycle. With a modular architecture, teams can automate underwriting, detect emerging risks, and monitor merchant behavior while aligning to their own policies and compliance frameworks. Unlike traditional systems with static models, Ballerine’s AI Agents learn and adapt from live data, uncovering changes in merchant behavior that indicate fraud, laundering, or non-compliance. Already deployed across multiple regions, Ballerine has enabled acquirers and fintechs to accelerate underwriting decisions, reduce manual reviews, and cut false positives, redefining how modern institutions manage merchant risk.
- YC batch
- S22 · Summer 2022
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 16
- Location
- Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Checked
- 13h ago
YC tags: Compliance, Fraud Detection
Ballerine: questions
Which YC batch was Ballerine in?
Ballerine was in Y Combinator's Summer 2022 batch (S22).
Is Ballerine still active?
Y Combinator lists Ballerine as active.
Where is Ballerine based?
Ballerine lists Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel as its location on YC's directory.