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Rivet

Active · Explore dozens of design directions with your agent

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4signal of 100 · rising 4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIOnlookShared: designYC W25San FranciscoStartup →OtherAvocademyShared: designYC W22MiamiStartup →
Companies closest to Rivet
Company
OnlookShared: designYC W25ActiveAI, Devtools
AvocademyShared: designYC W22ActiveOther

Adjacent

AIDesignbaseShared: designYC W23RemoteStartup →AIInactivesupercontrastShared: designYC F24San FranciscoStartup →AIRadiusShared: design, agentYC F25San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsDittoShared: design toolsYC W20San FranciscoStartup →AIMidrenderShared: design, agentYC S23San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Rivet
Company
DesignbaseShared: designYC W23ActiveAI, Devtools
supercontrastShared: designYC F24InactiveAI, Devtools
RadiusShared: design, agentYC F25ActiveAI, Devtools
DittoShared: design toolsYC W20ActiveDevtools
MidrenderShared: design, agentYC S23ActiveAI, Devtools

Also from F25 in AI

All of F25
AIInactiveCoastsLocalhost service isolation and orchestration for git worktreesYC F25Startup →AILightberryRobots with soulYC F25San FranciscoStartup →AIAbsurdThe production canvas for AI film teamsYC F25Los AngelesStartup →AIAirCaps AIVoice AI that hears what other models miss.YC F25San FranciscoStartup →AIAlderAI employees for finance, starting with accounts receivable.YC F25San FranciscoStartup →AIAleph LabAI language buddy in the games kids loveYC F25San FranciscoStartup →
Company
CoastsLocalhost service isolation and orchestration for git worktreesteam of 2InactiveAI, Devtools
LightberryRobots with soulteam of 3hiringActiveAI
AbsurdThe production canvas for AI film teamsteam of 10ActiveAI
AirCaps AIVoice AI that hears what other models miss.team of 5hiringActiveAI, Devtools
AlderAI employees for finance, starting with accounts receivable.team of 2hiringActiveAI
Aleph LabAI language buddy in the games kids loveteam of 2ActiveAI

Founders

  • Sam GormanFounder/CEO

About Rivet

Rivet helps designers explore dozens of directions from their agent. Learn more at rivet.design

YC batch
F25 · Fall 2025
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Design, Design Tools, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

No longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Rivet in F25: 146 companies, 88% AI

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Rivet: questions

Which YC batch was Rivet in?

Rivet was in Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch (F25).

Is Rivet still active?

Y Combinator lists Rivet as active.

Who founded Rivet?

Rivet's founders, as listed on its YC page: Sam Gorman (Founder/CEO).

Where is Rivet based?

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