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Conviction

Active · Anyone Can Trade

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
9signal of 100 · rising 7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 3Team size · YC's directory+3.1
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.

Competitors

AIAnyAlphaShared: trading idea, consumer finance, tradeYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIFreeport MarketsShared: consumer finance, crypto / web3, tradeYC F25New York CityStartup →OtherMochatradeShared: consumer finance, trade, letsYC X26New York CityStartup →OtherHyperTraderShared: crypto / web3, trade, tradingYC S21AustinStartup →AIco.devShared: natural language, idea, letsYC W23Startup →
Companies closest to Conviction
Company
AnyAlphaShared: trading idea, consumer finance, tradeYC F26ActiveAI
Freeport MarketsShared: consumer finance, crypto / web3, tradeYC F25ActiveAI
MochatradeShared: consumer finance, trade, letsYC X26ActiveOther
HyperTraderShared: crypto / web3, trade, tradingYC S21ActiveOther
co.devShared: natural language, idea, letsYC W23ActiveAI, Devtools

Adjacent

OtherLiquidShared: tradeNeoStartup →AICoinruleShared: stocks, crypto / web3, marketYC S21LondonStartup →OtherAxiomShared: consumer finance, crypto / web3, tradeYC W25AustinStartup →OtherLoreShared: trade, idea, discover500 Global 2022United StatesStartup →AIFinancial DatasetsShared: stocks, monitor, turnYC S26New York CityStartup →
Companies next to Conviction
Company
LiquidShared: tradeNeo Not statedOther
CoinruleShared: stocks, crypto / web3, marketYC S21ActiveAI
AxiomShared: consumer finance, crypto / web3, tradeYC W25ActiveOther
LoreShared: trade, idea, discover500 Global 2022Not statedOther
Financial DatasetsShared: stocks, monitor, turnYC S26ActiveAI

Also from S25 in AI

All of S25
AIAstorYour personal investing agentYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIFintoAI accounting for enterprise finance teamsYC S25MunichStartup →AIProcIndexAI-powered accounting automation for construction and manufacturingYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIVeritusAI agents for the consumer lending industryYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveAcrelyEnterprise Voice AgentsYC S25PittsburghStartup →AIAdaptionalAI-powered insurance claims reviewYC S25San FranciscoStartup →
Company
AstorYour personal investing agentteam of 5ActiveAI
FintoAI accounting for enterprise finance teamsteam of 10hiringActiveAI
ProcIndexAI-powered accounting automation for construction and manufacturingteam of 4hiringActiveAI
VeritusAI agents for the consumer lending industryteam of 10hiringActiveAI
AcrelyEnterprise Voice Agentsteam of 6InactiveAI
AdaptionalAI-powered insurance claims reviewhiringActiveAI

Founders

  • Aria VikramFounder/CEO
  • Tony YaminFounder/CTO

About Conviction

Conviction lets you create and discover trading ideas, then monitors the market and acts on them for you. Start with any idea you have - or discover one from traders you follow on X or Reddit - and turn it into a strategy in natural language. Backtest it, paper trade it, deploy it and share what you learn.

YC batch
S25 · Summer 2025
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
3
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Fintech, Crypto / Web3, Consumer Finance, AI, Stocks

Changes seen

Team sizeSep 28, 2026

Team went from 2 to 3 people.

Source ↗
TagsSep 28, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

Source ↗

Conviction in S25: 166 companies, 92% AI

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Conviction: questions

Which YC batch was Conviction in?

Conviction was in Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch (S25).

Is Conviction still active?

Y Combinator lists Conviction as active.

Who founded Conviction?

Conviction's founders, as listed on its YC page: Aria Vikram (Founder/CEO), Tony Yamin (Founder/CTO).

Where is Conviction based?

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