Traceforce

YC S26 · Active · CrowdStrike for AI Agents

Competitors

Companies closest to Traceforce
Company	Category	Status	Program
TelivyShared: security risk, cybersecurityAcquiredOther	Other	Acquired	YCS21
VarianceShared: fortune 500s, cybersecurity, agentActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW23
XeolShared: fortune 500s, cybersecurityAcquiredAI	AI	Acquired	YCS23
CotoolShared: cybersecurity, agentActiveAI	AI	Active	YCX25
Gecko SecurityShared: cybersecurity, become, keepActiveAI	AI	Active	YCF24

Adjacent

Companies next to Traceforce
Company	Category	Status	Program
PromptArmorShared: cybersecurityActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW24
AgencyShared: traditional security, agentActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW22
AironWorks Inc.Shared: prevent security, security breachesNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	Plug and Play
Patchwork SecurityShared: security, everyoneInactiveOther	Other	Inactive	YCW16
BitPatrolShared: cybersecurity, breaches, detectAcquiredAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Acquired	YCX25

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Founders

Xia HuaFounder/CEO
Varun WadhwaFounder/CTO

About Traceforce

AI apps such as ChatGPT and Claude have become part of everyone's daily workflow, but they introduce new security risks that traditional security tools weren't built to handle. Security teams at companies from startups to Fortune 500s, are struggling to keep up. Traceforce gives a company’s security team visibility of how AI apps are being used across company’s devices, and the ability to detect and prevent security breaches and unsafe actions as early as possible.

YC batch: S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI
Team size: 2
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2025
Checked: 31m ago

YC tags: Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Security, Cybersecurity, Enterprise

Traceforce in S26: 231 companies, 88% AI

Traceforce: questions

Which YC batch was Traceforce in?

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

Is Traceforce still active?

Y Combinator lists Traceforce as active.

Who founded Traceforce?

Traceforce's founders, as listed on its YC page: Xia Hua (Founder/CEO), Varun Wadhwa (Founder/CTO).

Where is Traceforce based?

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

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