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Hickory & Company

Active · Hickory is agentic compliance and BSA for banks and fintechs

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  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 3Team size · YC's directory+3.1

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Founders

  • Joshua HowlandFounder/CEO

About Hickory & Company

We help compliance teams accomplish 10x more work with agentic workflows and a powerful harness with a knowledge-base built by BSA and compliance experts.

YC batch
F26 · Fall 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
3
Location
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Founded
2026
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Fintech, SaaS, Compliance

Changes seen

One-linerOct 29, 2026

Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Hickory offers agentic compliance and BSA for banks and fintechs"

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Hickory & Company in F26: 219 companies, 89% AI

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Hickory & Company: questions

Which YC batch was Hickory & Company in?

Hickory & Company was in Y Combinator's Fall 2026 batch (F26).

Is Hickory & Company still active?

Y Combinator lists Hickory & Company as active.

Who founded Hickory & Company?

Hickory & Company's founders, as listed on its YC page: Joshua Howland (Founder/CEO).

Where is Hickory & Company based?

Hickory & Company lists Salt Lake City, UT, USA as its location on YC's directory.