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Zaplar

Active · Agentic Hotel Operating System

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Why it ranks

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9signal of 100 · rising 9
  • team of 7Team size · YC's directory+4.7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

OtherCanary TechnologiesShared: tech stack, hotel, operationsYC S18New York CityStartup →AILanceShared: hotel operation, handle, runYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIInntelo AIShared: hotel operationAntler 2024UKStartup →AIParticularityShared: tech stack, agenticYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIGuruHotelShared: booking engine, hotel, pmsYC W20Mexico CityStartup →
Companies closest to Zaplar
Company
Canary TechnologiesShared: tech stack, hotel, operationsYC S18ActiveOther
LanceShared: hotel operation, handle, runYC W26ActiveAI
Inntelo AIShared: hotel operationAntler 2024Not statedAI
ParticularityShared: tech stack, agenticYC F26ActiveAI
GuruHotelShared: booking engine, hotel, pmsYC W20 +1ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherJigsawStackShared: tech stackAntler 2024SingaporeStartup →OtherSwantideShared: tech stackNeoStartup →OtherElementShared: legacy softwareEF 2025ParisStartup →OtherMilenowShared: tech stack, operation500 Global MENA 6United Arab EmiratesStartup →AIFlowtelShared: hotel, operating, systemYC W25San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Zaplar
Company
JigsawStackShared: tech stackAntler 2024Not statedOther
SwantideShared: tech stackNeo Not statedOther
ElementShared: legacy softwareEF 2025Not statedOther
MilenowShared: tech stack, operation500 Global MENA 6Not statedOther
FlowtelShared: hotel, operating, systemYC W25ActiveAI

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Founders

  • Douglas SolbergFounder/CEO
  • Axel Andersson LingbertFounder/COO
  • Oscar KarlstromerFounder
  • Jon MillesFounder/CTO

About Zaplar

Zaplar is the AI-native operating system for hotels. Hotels run on legacy software and a fragmented tech stack. Zaplar replaces the entire hotel tech stack (PMS, POS, booking engine, etc) with one software that can handle hotel operations autonomously. Learn more at https://zaplar.com

YC batch
S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
7
Location
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Founded
2026
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: B2B, AI

Changes seen

Team sizeOct 15, 2026

Team went from 3 to 7 people.

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TagsOct 15, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Zaplar in S26: 229 companies, 88% AI

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Zaplar: questions

Which YC batch was Zaplar in?

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

Is Zaplar still active?

Y Combinator lists Zaplar as active.

Who founded Zaplar?

Zaplar's founders, as listed on its YC page: Douglas Solberg (Founder/CEO), Axel Andersson Lingbert (Founder/COO), Oscar Karlstromer (Founder), Jon Milles (Founder/CTO).

Where is Zaplar based?

Zaplar lists Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden as its location on YC's directory.