Startupsby GlyphWhy it ranks
How the rank works- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- team of 4Team size · YC's directory+3.6
- hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2
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Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Active | YCS25 | |
| AI | Active | YCW24 | |
| Other | Inactive | YCW21 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Active | YCW17 | |
| Other | Not stated | Seedcamp2018 | |
| AI | Active | YCX26 | |
| Other | Active | YCW21 | |
| SaidaShared: bank account, moneyYC S15InactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCS15 |
Also from F26 in AI
All of F26Founders
- Akshat MittalFounder
- Martin PestanaFounder
About Volaren
Volaren is the personal investing agent that comes to you. It knows why your portfolio moved, suggests your next idea, and trades it for you. Connect your bank accounts & brokerage and Volaren tells you what changed and why, answers any question about your money, and turns any idea into a trade. You can copy the moves of famous investors, politicians, proven strategies and themed baskets in a tap, or set up your own AI agents to watch the market and act within the limits you choose. Everything works from the app, the web or a simple text, so managing your money feels like texting a portfolio manager who never sleeps.
- YC batch
- F26 · Fall 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 4
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2026
- Checked
- 7h ago
YC tags: Fintech, Finance, Trading, AI
Changes seen
Renamed from Volaren Inc..
Former name added: Volaren Inc..
Rewrote its one-liner; it read "The investing agent that comes to you"
Moved its headquarters from New York City, NY, USA to San Francisco, CA, USA.
Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Turning Ideas into Trades. Volaren puts the hedge fund in the hands…"
Newly tagged Trading; no longer tagged Marketplace and Creator Economy.
Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Volaren collapses the hedge fund model and making it accessible to…"
Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.
No longer lists Remote and Partly Remote.
Started hiring.
Volaren: questions
Which YC batch was Volaren in?
Volaren was in Y Combinator's Fall 2026 batch (F26).
Is Volaren still active?
Y Combinator lists Volaren as active.
Who founded Volaren?
Volaren's founders, as listed on its YC page: Akshat Mittal (Founder), Martin Pestana (Founder).
Where is Volaren based?
Volaren lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.