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Cascade

Active · Distilling Proprietary Intelligence

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

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

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Founders

  • Adam AlSayyadFounder/CEO
  • Haluk Cem DemirhanFounder/CTO

About Cascade

Cascade helps companies take their proprietary data and workflows to align models for their use cases, resulting in higher throughput intelligence that works better, faster, and cheaper.

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
Developer tools
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
7h ago

Cascade in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

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Cascade: questions

Which YC batch was Cascade in?

Cascade was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).

Is Cascade still active?

Y Combinator lists Cascade as active.

Who founded Cascade?

Cascade's founders, as listed on its YC page: Adam AlSayyad (Founder/CEO), Haluk Cem Demirhan (Founder/CTO).

Where is Cascade based?

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