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TovenAI

Active · AI agents for compliance at institutional trading firms

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
7signal of 100 · rising 7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5

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Competitors

AISpectre IntelligenceShared: trading firm, currentlyYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AILuthorShared: compliance workflow, regtech, manualYC F24San FranciscoStartup →AIAiPriseShared: regtech, compliance, onboardYC S22San FranciscoStartup →AIAxonShared: trading firm, workspeedrun SR005LondonStartup →AISignalsHQShared: compliance workflow, firmAntler 2025IndiaStartup →
Companies closest to TovenAI
Company
Spectre IntelligenceShared: trading firm, currentlyYC S26ActiveAI
LuthorShared: compliance workflow, regtech, manualYC F24ActiveAI
AiPriseShared: regtech, compliance, onboardYC S22ActiveAI
AxonShared: trading firm, workspeedrun SR005Not statedAI, Data
SignalsHQShared: compliance workflow, firmAntler 2025Not statedAI

Adjacent

OtherSeed CXShared: institutional trading500 Global 2015United StatesStartup →AIROEShared: regtech, complianceYC W24San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsAlgoTestShared: trading firm, topYC S22DelhiStartup →AIReadilyShared: regtech, compliance, manualYC S23San FranciscoStartup →AIHadriusShared: regtech, compliance, firmYC W23New York CityStartup →
Companies next to TovenAI
Company
Seed CXShared: institutional trading500 Global 2015Not statedOther
ROEShared: regtech, complianceYC W24ActiveAI, Devtools
AlgoTestShared: trading firm, topYC S22ActiveDevtools
ReadilyShared: regtech, compliance, manualYC S23ActiveAI
HadriusShared: regtech, compliance, firmYC W23ActiveAI

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Founders

  • Batu BalciFounder/CEO
  • Sam TurchettaFounder/CTO

About TovenAI

TovenAI builds a platform of AI agents that handle manual, data-intensive work for compliance teams at institutional trading firms, with six agents currently live. Our customers range from specialist firms to large global institutions, with our agents supporting multiple compliance workflows at a top-10 institutional brokerage. With prebuilt connectors to more than 30 systems, including Bloomberg, Cloud9, and NICE Actimize, firms can onboard to our platform and evaluate results using their own data in less than a week.

YC batch
S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2026
Checked
10h ago

YC tags: Fintech, Compliance, Regtech, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

Source ↗

TovenAI in S26: 229 companies, 88% AI

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TovenAI: questions

Which YC batch was TovenAI in?

TovenAI was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).

Is TovenAI still active?

Y Combinator lists TovenAI as active.

Who founded TovenAI?

TovenAI's founders, as listed on its YC page: Batu Balci (Founder/CEO), Sam Turchetta (Founder/CTO).

Where is TovenAI based?

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