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Pollen

Active · AI employees trained on your firm's workflows.

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

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

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Competitors

AIAssemblyShared: exact workflow, firm, giveYC W18New York CityStartup →AISona8Shared: firm, employee, workflowYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIRationalShared: firm, employee, operationsYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AICifratoShared: firm, workflow, operationsYC W25BogotáStartup →
Companies closest to Pollen
Company
AssemblyShared: exact workflow, firm, giveYC W18ActiveAI
Sona8Shared: firm, employee, workflowYC F26ActiveAI, Devtools
RationalShared: firm, employee, operationsYC S26ActiveAI
CifratoShared: firm, workflow, operationsYC W25ActiveAI

Adjacent

AIRenna HealthShared: workflowAlchemist Class 41San FranciscoStartup →AIWalterShared: employee, operationsYC X26San FranciscoStartup →OtherAcquiredPlerkShared: employee, give, operationsYC S20GuadalajaraStartup →OtherMendelShared: employee, workflowYC W21Mexico CityStartup →AIOntoraShared: employee, operationsYC X26BerlinStartup →
Companies next to Pollen
Company
Renna HealthShared: workflowAlchemist Class 41Not statedAI
WalterShared: employee, operationsYC X26ActiveAI
PlerkShared: employee, give, operationsYC S20AcquiredOther
MendelShared: employee, workflowYC W21ActiveOther
OntoraShared: employee, operationsYC X26ActiveAI

Also from W26 in AI

All of W26
AI/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AI10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AI21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research EngineerYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAgentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAlt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.YC W26Los AngelesStartup →
Company
/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.team of 5hiringActiveAI
21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
AemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research Engineerteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Devtools
Agentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.team of 2ActiveAI
Alt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.team of 2ActiveAI, Data

Founders

  • Noah YinFounder/CEO
  • Aldrin OngFounder/CTO
  • Jeffrey YumFounder/COO

About Pollen

Pollen gives firms an AI employee trained on their exact workflows.

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
3
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
13h ago

Changes seen

One-linerOct 8, 2026

Rewrote its one-liner; it read "AI agents that automate customer success"

Source ↗

Pollen in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

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Pollen: questions

Which YC batch was Pollen in?

Pollen was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).

Is Pollen still active?

Y Combinator lists Pollen as active.

Who founded Pollen?

Pollen's founders, as listed on its YC page: Noah Yin (Founder/CEO), Aldrin Ong (Founder/CTO), Jeffrey Yum (Founder/COO).

Where is Pollen based?

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