Pollen
YC W26 · Active · AI agents that automate customer success
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 NateroShared: success, account, churnAcquiredOther | Other | Acquired | YCS12 |
 LetterbookShared: support ticket, operationsActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS23 |
 FiniShared: support ticket, autonomously, automateActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS22 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 cloud humansShared: support ticket, automate, agentActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW21 |
 Yuma AIShared: support ticket, autonomously, automateActiveAI | AI | Active | YC +1W23 |
 BerryShared: success, account, operationsActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW23 |
 HiOperatorShared: ticket, support, operationsActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS16 |
 PylonShared: account, signal, automateActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW23 |
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Founders
- Noah YinFounder/CEO
- Aldrin OngFounder/CTO
- Jeffrey YumFounder/COO
About Pollen
Pollen is building AI agents that autonomously improve retention. Pollen monitors every customer account to detect back-tested churn and upsell signals by connecting to your communications, support tickets, product usage, and CRM. Then, Pollen tells your team exactly which accounts need attention today and decides what to do next.
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 3
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 1h ago
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.
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