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Bretton AI

Active · AI-native operations for the banks

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
14signal of 100 · rising 5
  • team of 34Team size · YC's directory+8
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIGreenboardShared: financial back, run compliance, back officeYC W24New York CityStartup →AIPatchedShared: regulated workflow, auditabilityYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIRapidfolioShared: back office, bank, nativeYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIParb AIShared: back office, operationAntler 2024USStartup →
Companies closest to Bretton AI
Company
GreenboardShared: financial back, run compliance, back officeYC W24ActiveAI
PatchedShared: regulated workflow, auditabilityYC S24ActiveAI
RapidfolioShared: back office, bank, nativeYC S26ActiveAI
Parb AIShared: back office, operationAntler 2024Not statedAI

Adjacent

AIGaliniShared: compliance, guardrail, outputYC F24San FranciscoStartup →OtherPortersShared: back office, bankSeedcamp 2025Startup →AIArva AIShared: compliance, bank, operationYC S24New York CityStartup →AIROEShared: compliance, financial, riskYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIVarianceShared: compliance, regulated, financialYC W23San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Bretton AI
Company
GaliniShared: compliance, guardrail, outputYC F24ActiveAI
PortersShared: back office, bankSeedcamp 2025Not statedOther
Arva AIShared: compliance, bank, operationYC S24 +1ActiveAI
ROEShared: compliance, financial, riskYC W24ActiveAI, Devtools
VarianceShared: compliance, regulated, financialYC W23ActiveAI

Also from S23 in AI

All of S23
AIdiliAutomating Compliance for ConstructionYC S23New York CityStartup →AIDiligentAI agents for fintech risk and compliance operationsYC S23LondonStartup →AIKobalt LabsAI-powered risk and compliance for financial institutionsYC S23New York CityStartup →AISafetyKitAI agents for risk, compliance, and safetyYC S23San FranciscoStartup →AIVaultPayDigital banking platform for the 30 million smartphone users in DRC.YC S23KinshasaStartup →AIAccendAI agents for commercial underwriting at banks and fintechsYC S23Startup →
Company
diliAutomating Compliance for Constructionteam of 15led by KhoslaActiveAI
DiligentAI agents for fintech risk and compliance operationsteam of 10hiringActiveAI
Kobalt LabsAI-powered risk and compliance for financial institutionsteam of 15hiringActiveAI
SafetyKitAI agents for risk, compliance, and safetyteam of 10hiringActiveAI
VaultPayDigital banking platform for the 30 million smartphone users in DRC.team of 2ActiveAI
AccendAI agents for commercial underwriting at banks and fintechsteam of 182 programsActiveAI

About Bretton AI

Bretton runs AI-native operations for the financial back office. OCC, Fed and FDIC regulated banks use Bretton to run compliance, risk, fraud operations on one platform, on their own data and policies, with every output traced, cited, and audit-ready. Bretton has pioneered AI use in financial services with its proprietary Trust Infrastructure, a system of model validation, governance and auditability guardrails that enables AI use in key regulated workflows.

YC batch
S23 · Summer 2023
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
34
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Fintech, Payments, B2B, Compliance, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Bretton AI in S23: 220 companies, 78% AI

Bretton AI: questions

Which YC batch was Bretton AI in?

Bretton AI was in Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch (S23).

Is Bretton AI still active?

Y Combinator lists Bretton AI as active.

Where is Bretton AI based?

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