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Trope

Active · AI FDE that deploys custom AI agents into ERPs

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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

AIArtifact AIShared: deploy custom, agentspeedrun SR005New YorkStartup →AILua Global IncShared: mid market, deploy, agentYC F25LondonStartup →AIZeit AIShared: mid market, erpYC S24MunichStartup →AIGeneral ReasoningShared: deploy agentEF 2025ExternalStartup →AIAcquiredStackAIShared: deploy custom, agentYC W23San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Trope
Company
Artifact AIShared: deploy custom, agentspeedrun SR005Not statedAI
Lua Global IncShared: mid market, deploy, agentYC F25ActiveAI, Devtools
Zeit AIShared: mid market, erpYC S24ActiveAI, Data
General ReasoningShared: deploy agentEF 2025Not statedAI
StackAIShared: deploy custom, agentYC W23AcquiredAI

Adjacent

AIInvertixShared: deploy customYC F26MunichStartup →AIWorkflow86Shared: deploy custom, agentYC W22San FranciscoStartup →AINixoShared: fde, deploymentYC S25San FranciscoStartup →OtherAcquiredHelloSignShared: mid marketYC W11San FranciscoStartup →OtherBentocartShared: last mileYC W19San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Trope
Company
InvertixShared: deploy customYC F26ActiveAI, Devtools
Workflow86Shared: deploy custom, agentYC W22ActiveAI, Devtools
NixoShared: fde, deploymentYC S25ActiveAI
HelloSignShared: mid marketYC W11AcquiredOther
BentocartShared: last mileYC W19ActiveOther

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Company
6thSenseNervous System for Physical AIteam of 4ActiveAI
83 SciencesAI-native materials discovery powered by unpublished experimental datateam of 3hiringActiveAI
Agentcardlet agents buy anything onlineteam of 4ActiveAI
Agnost AIWe find where AI agents fail, then train better models to run them.2 programsteam of 2ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
Akon LabsDatabricks for Enterprise Codebasesteam of 2ActiveAI
Allia HealthAI-Native Medical Group for Mental Healthteam of 3hiringActiveAI

Founders

  • Matthew ChowFounder
  • Victor VannaraFounder

About Trope

Trope deploys custom AI agents into ERPs for mid-market companies. Every ERP is heavily customized, so useful agents need custom deployment too. Trope’s AI FDE learns each business and ERP, then builds and deploys agents, turning the last mile from services into software.

YC batch
S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2026
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: SaaS, B2B, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

Source ↗

Trope in S26: 229 companies, 88% AI

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Trope: questions

Which YC batch was Trope in?

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

Is Trope still active?

Y Combinator lists Trope as active.

Who founded Trope?

Trope's founders, as listed on its YC page: Matthew Chow (Founder), Victor Vannara (Founder).

Where is Trope based?

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