Khotan (formerly Pollinate)
YC W26 · Active · FDE as a platform for rebuilding critical operations in software.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 DeryaShared: supply chain, operation, rebuildActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS26 |
 ReelablesShared: supply chainActiveOther | Other | Active | YC +1W19 |
 MentumShared: supply chain, procurementAcquiredAI | AI | Acquired | YCS21 |
 WhitespaceShared: supply chain, operation, learnActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS26 |
 AlimaShared: supply chain, procurementInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCW22 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 AI TheresaShared: deployed engineer, forward deployedNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | SPC2026 |
 MarkerShared: deployed engineer, forward deployed, rebuildingActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS26 |
 HessianShared: forward deployed, operation, systemActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX26 |
 RedaptoShared: critical operation, context, systemActiveAI | AI | Active | YCF25 |
 LumariShared: supply chain, procurement, systemActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX25 |
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About Khotan (formerly Pollinate)
Khotan is the platform for forward-deployed engineers to rebuild operations as software and maintain them. It combines your context with the infrastructure harnesses need to deploy, share, and maintain each application. Across procurement, supply chain, finance, and operations, we’ve rebuilt the systems businesses cannot afford to get wrong. Learn more at khotan.com
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- Other
- Team size
- 2
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Checked
- 36m ago
Khotan (formerly Pollinate): questions
Which YC batch was Khotan (formerly Pollinate) in?
Khotan (formerly Pollinate) was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Khotan (formerly Pollinate) still active?
Y Combinator lists Khotan (formerly Pollinate) as active.
Where is Khotan (formerly Pollinate) based?
Khotan (formerly Pollinate) lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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