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Salus

Active · Guardrails to validate your agent's actions before they execute

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
9signal of 100 · rising 9
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Founders

  • Vedant SinghFounder/CTO

About Salus

Your agent processed a refund without looking up the order ID, costing you thousands. You only found out three hours later from a support ticket. Evals, output scoring, and observability can reduce the likelihood of mistakes like these occurring - but there's no solution that inspects and prevents an action as it’s about to execute. Salus does that. We’ve built an API that wraps around your agent and checks its actions at run time, blocking incorrect ones and providing immediate feedback to guide retries.

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2026
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Developer Tools, B2B, API, Infrastructure, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Salus in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

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Salus: questions

Which YC batch was Salus in?

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

Is Salus still active?

Y Combinator lists Salus as active.

Who founded Salus?

Salus's founders, as listed on its YC page: Vedant Singh (Founder/CTO).

Where is Salus based?

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