Startupsby GlyphWhy it ranks
How the rank works- team of 6Team size · YC's directory+4.4
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Active | YCF24 | |
| AI | Active | YCS22 | |
| AI | Active | YCS23 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Active | YCW21 | |
| Productive AIShared: phone callAlchemist Class 19Not statedOther | Other | Not stated | AlchemistClass 19 |
| Other | Active | YCW18 | |
| AI | Not stated | Plug and Play | |
| AI | Active | YCF26 |
Also from W25 in AI
All of W25Founders
- Daniel ParkFounder/CEO
- Sanio JungFounder
- Emmett KimFounder
- Hojin YuFounder
About Pickle
Pickle is the personal AI agent network for Asia. Instead of building another chatbot or an overcrowded super-app, Pickle replaces daily life administration with an "invisible super-app" powered by autonomous background tool execution, handling restaurant bookings, store phone calls, delivery tracking, administrative paperwork, and local payments without user micromanagement. Because every user gets a dedicated agent with persistent memory and local context, Pickles naturally connect with one another: coordinating schedules between friends, exchanging local recommendations, and delegating shared errands. Driven by 70%+ D1 retention and strong organic viral loops (K-factor > 1.2), this creates an unprecedented Agent-to-Agent (A2A) network effect. Starting with Korea and Japan, Pickle integrates deeply with local messaging (Kakao, LINE), local identity, and payment rails to become the default consumer execution layer across 670M people in Asia.
- YC batch
- W25 · Winter 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 6
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2024
- Checked
- 6h ago
Changes seen
Pickle: questions
Which YC batch was Pickle in?
Pickle was in Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch (W25).
Is Pickle still active?
Y Combinator lists Pickle as active.
Who founded Pickle?
Pickle's founders, as listed on its YC page: Daniel Park (Founder/CEO), Sanio Jung (Founder), Emmett Kim (Founder), Hojin Yu (Founder).
Where is Pickle based?
Pickle lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.