Why it ranks
How the rank works- team of 35Team size · YC's directory+8.1
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2
A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCW17 | |
| AI | Active | YCW22 | |
| AI, Data | Not stated | Plug and Play | |
| AI | Active | YCW23 | |
| AI, Data | Active | YCW23 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Not stated | Seedcamp2023 | |
| AI | Active | YCS26 | |
| AI | Active | YCW15 | |
| Other | Not stated | GoogleAI for Cybersecurity 2025 | |
| AI | Not stated | Plug and Play |
Also from S18 in AI
All of S18About Inscribe
Inscribe is AI-powered document fraud detection software for banks, credit unions, and lenders. It detects forged, fabricated, and AI-generated financial documents (including deepfake bank statements, manipulated pay stubs, and synthetic tax forms) in seconds, giving risk teams the clarity they need to stop fraud without slowing approvals. Inscribe created the document fraud detection category and has been purpose-built for financial institutions since 2017. Our agentic AI is trained on millions of real-world applications and strengthened by in-house data scientists and fraud experts. According to Inscribe's 2026 State of Document Fraud Report, 1 in 16 documents show signs of fraud, with AI-generated document fraud growing 5x from April to December 2025. Customers include BCU ($5.6M in prevented fraud losses), Logix Federal Credit Union ($3M in losses prevented in 8 months), and Ramp (30-minute reduction in application processing). Inscribe is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified, and is backed by Threshold Ventures, Uncork Capital, Y Combinator, Crosslink Capital, and Foundry.
- YC batch
- S18 · Summer 2018
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Developer tools
- Team size
- 35
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Checked
- 7h ago
YC tags: Fintech, Fraud Detection, AI
Changes seen
Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.
Inscribe: questions
Which YC batch was Inscribe in?
Inscribe was in Y Combinator's Summer 2018 batch (S18).
Is Inscribe still active?
Y Combinator lists Inscribe as active.
Where is Inscribe based?
Inscribe lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.