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Native

Active · Artificial Intuition for marketing

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
8signal of 100 · rising 8
  • team of 6Team size · YC's directory+4.4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Founders

  • Benjamin BekkenFounder/CEO
  • Håkon GræsbergFounder/CTO
  • Trond HaugaFounder/COO

About Native

Native is building an autonomous marketing platform where business can do all of their marketing within one platform using our artificial intuition model called Norn, that predicts what people will respond to, researched and built in house.

YC batch
F26 · Fall 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
6
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2026
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Machine Learning, Social Media, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Joined a programOct 12, 2026

Joined Y Combinator's Fall 2026 batch (F26).

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Native in F26: 219 companies, 89% AI

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Native: questions

Which YC batch was Native in?

Native was in Y Combinator's Fall 2026 batch (F26).

Is Native still active?

Y Combinator lists Native as active.

Who founded Native?

Native's founders, as listed on its YC page: Benjamin Bekken (Founder/CEO), Håkon Græsberg (Founder/CTO), Trond Hauga (Founder/COO).

Where is Native based?

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