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Verdant

Active · AI Agents to Make Local Gov Efficient

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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

AICommon SenseShared: local governmentSPC 2025Los AngelesStartup →OtherTolemiShared: local government, govtech, stateYC W17BostonStartup →AIJust AppraisedShared: local government, govtech, workflowYC S17San FranciscoStartup →AIEffiGovShared: local government, govtech, applicationYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIGovGuardShared: local government, govtech, agentYC X26Startup →
Companies closest to Verdant
Company
Common SenseShared: local governmentSPC 2025Not statedAI
TolemiShared: local government, govtech, stateYC W17ActiveOther
Just AppraisedShared: local government, govtech, workflowYC S17 +1ActiveAI
EffiGovShared: local government, govtech, applicationYC S25ActiveAI
GovGuardShared: local government, govtech, agentYC X26ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherMIHARU inc.Shared: local governmentPlug and PlayJapanStartup →OtherThe Atlas Marketplace, Co.Shared: local government500 Global GA 26United StatesStartup →OtherZeroboardShared: local governmentPlug and PlayJapanStartup →DataAnother works, IncShared: local governmentPlug and PlayJapanStartup →AICemblaShared: govtech, governmentYC S23San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Verdant
Company
MIHARU inc.Shared: local governmentPlug and Play Not statedOther
The Atlas Marketplace, Co.Shared: local government500 Global GA 26Not statedOther
ZeroboardShared: local governmentPlug and Play Not statedOther
Another works, IncShared: local governmentPlug and Play Not statedData
CemblaShared: govtech, governmentYC S23ActiveAI

Also from S26 in AI

All of S26
AICaptoBuild something the government wantsYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AILockeThe first AI government affairs firm.YC S26San FranciscoStartup →AI6thSenseNervous System for Physical AIYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AI83 SciencesAI-native materials discovery powered by unpublished experimental dataYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIAgentcardlet agents buy anything onlineYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIAgnost AIWe find where AI agents fail, then train better models to run them.YC S26San FranciscoStartup →
Company
CaptoBuild something the government wantsteam of 2ActiveAI
LockeThe first AI government affairs firm.team of 3hiringActiveAI
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

Founders

  • Aidan NgFounder
  • Jason YiFounder

About Verdant

Verdant sells AI agents to local government to make them more efficient. We're starting with permitting, the highest-volume workflow in local government that requires judgment. Many startups fail to sell to government, but not us - we've processed 200+ applications and gone from 0 to 4 paid deployments across 4 states with an average close time of 4 weeks.

YC batch
S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2026
Checked
9h ago

YC tags: GovTech, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Verdant in S26: 229 companies, 88% AI

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Verdant: questions

Which YC batch was Verdant in?

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

Is Verdant still active?

Y Combinator lists Verdant as active.

Who founded Verdant?

Verdant's founders, as listed on its YC page: Aidan Ng (Founder), Jason Yi (Founder).

Where is Verdant based?

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