Startupsby GlyphWhy it ranks
How the rank works- team of 10Team size · YC's directory+5.4
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2
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Competitors
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Not stated | 500 GlobalGA 23 | |
| AI | Not stated | Plug and Play | |
| AI | Active | YCX26 | |
| AI | Not stated | Plug and Play | |
| AI | Active | YCS15 |
Also from S24 in AI
All of S24Founders
- Penny ChenFounder/CEO
- Chris LeFounder
About Pax
Pax is the AI-native broker that automates and maximizes tariff refunds through duty drawback. We've helped enterprises recover millions in duties and manage their entire trade compliance operation from one platform. Each year, 80% of eligible refunds, equivalent to $15B, go unclaimed. Pax is the first AI-first broker that makes this process transparent and streamline while maximizing all duty saving opportunities. We are two technical founders: Penny got her PhD from MIT and, and was a former research scientist at Amazon & Flexport, where I encountered the problem firsthand. Chris is a second-time founder and former software engineer at Amazon, Brex, and TikTok.
- YC batch
- S24 · Summer 2024
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Developer tools
- Team size
- 10
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2024
- Checked
- 6h ago
Changes seen
Rewrote its one-liner; it read "AI Broker for Tariff Refunds"
Pax: questions
Which YC batch was Pax in?
Pax was in Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch (S24).
Is Pax still active?
Y Combinator lists Pax as active.
Who founded Pax?
Pax's founders, as listed on its YC page: Penny Chen (Founder/CEO), Chris Le (Founder).
Where is Pax based?
Pax lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.