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Outship

Active · Hire amazing engineers by seeing how they use AI

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
7signal of 100 · rising 4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 3Team size · YC's directory+3.1

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Competitors

AIPangea.appShared: recruiting, hire, candidateYC W21New York CityStartup →AIAcquiredDashdiveShared: break down, level, cloudYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIEmi LabsShared: recruiting, hire, candidateYC W19Buenos AiresStartup →AIArcimusShared: candidate, engineer, shipYC S23New York CityStartup →AICuaShared: claude code, give, cloudYC X25San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Outship
Company
Pangea.appShared: recruiting, hire, candidateYC W21ActiveAI
DashdiveShared: break down, level, cloudYC W23AcquiredAI, Devtools
Emi LabsShared: recruiting, hire, candidateYC W19ActiveAI
ArcimusShared: candidate, engineer, shipYC S23ActiveAI
CuaShared: claude code, give, cloudYC X25ActiveAI, Devtools

Adjacent

OtherAcquiredHackermeterShared: recruiting, codeYC S13San FranciscoStartup →AIHENRYShared: recruiting, engineerYC S20Buenos AiresStartup →AISerraShared: recruiting, candidate, findingYC S23San FranciscoStartup →OtherAcquiredInterviewedShared: recruiting, candidateYC S15AustinStartup →OtherDoverShared: recruiting, amazing, hireYC S19San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Outship
Company
HackermeterShared: recruiting, codeYC S13AcquiredOther
HENRYShared: recruiting, engineerYC S20ActiveAI
SerraShared: recruiting, candidate, findingYC S23ActiveAI
InterviewedShared: recruiting, candidateYC S15AcquiredOther
DoverShared: recruiting, amazing, hireYC S19ActiveOther

Also from W25 in AI

All of W25
AIContrarioAI hiring platform powered by expert recruitersYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIElip AICooking something sweet and salty!YC W25San FranciscoStartup →AI.WaveInference for real-time AIYC W25ParisStartup →AI10xAI Sales Teams for Dental PracticesYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIa0.devWe make mobile apps using AI.YC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIA1Zap by A1BaseThe social network layer for AI appsYC W25San FranciscoStartup →
Company
ContrarioAI hiring platform powered by expert recruitersteam of 20ActiveAI
Elip AICooking something sweet and salty!team of 4ActiveAI
.WaveInference for real-time AIteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
10xAI Sales Teams for Dental Practicesteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Data
a0.devWe make mobile apps using AI.team of 3hiringActiveAI, Devtools
A1Zap by A1BaseThe social network layer for AI appsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools

Founders

  • Saner CakirFounder/CEO
  • Kayla LeeFounder/COO

About Outship

Software engineering is being rewritten in real time, and hiring is getting pulled along for the ride. With tools like Claude Code and Cursor, being able to ship is the new baseline. The signal for finding extraordinary engineers is the process: how candidates break down work, steer the agent, make tradeoffs, and recover when things break. Outship is a recruiting tool that allows you to capture and analyze that process alongside the final code so you can hire with confidence. Candidates work in a cloud workspace that's ready to code. We handle the environment setup and secret management to give you a level testing ground.

YC batch
W25 · Winter 2025
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
3
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
13h ago

YC tags: B2B, Recruiting, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

Source ↗

Outship in W25: 166 companies, 84% AI

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Outship: questions

Which YC batch was Outship in?

Outship was in Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch (W25).

Is Outship still active?

Y Combinator lists Outship as active.

Who founded Outship?

Outship's founders, as listed on its YC page: Saner Cakir (Founder/CEO), Kayla Lee (Founder/COO).

Where is Outship based?

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