Y Combinator (YC)

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionOct 17, 2026 · Jul 20, 2026

Y Combinator funds early-stage startups through a three-month accelerator in San Francisco, with four batches a year and a standard $500,000 investment for accepted companies.

The investment consists of $125,000 for 7% of the company and $375,000 on an uncapped SAFE with a most-favoured-nation provision. The second SAFE adds to YC’s ownership when it converts, so the full $500,000 is not exchanged for a fixed 7% stake.

During the batch, founders work with YC partners in individual and group office hours, build toward Demo Day and use the alumni community for feedback, hiring and introductions. Companies can apply before launch; YC also accepts businesses that already have users and revenue.

Sources
Rounds participated in
67
Confirmed lead rounds
5
18 roles undisclosed
New companies
66
First participation on record · 1 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$4B
60 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Seed22
Series A22
Pre-seed7
Series C+7
Series B5
1 more
Undisclosed4

By primary sector

AI12
Developer tools10
Enterprise software10
Fintech7
Biotech5
12 more
Healthtech5
Robotics3
Space tech3
Business services2
Defense tech2
Proptech2
Climate tech1
Ecommerce1
Hardware1
Industrial tech1
Logistics1
Mobility1

By country

United States53
Belgium2
Germany2
United Kingdom2
1
7 more
Canada1
France1
India1
Poland1
Saudi Arabia1
Sweden1
Switzerland1

Rounds

67 in this selection
Clueso

Clueso helps business teams create and maintain product videos, training content and accompanying documentation.

$10MSeries A
Participant
HyLight

HyLight operates autonomous airships and inspection software that help energy and transport operators locate defects across their infrastructure.

€13MFunding round
Participant
Nous Research

Open-source AI models and the Hermes agent, which retains project memory and reusable skills across tasks.

$90MSeries B
Participant
Santé

Santé gives wine and spirits retailers one system for in-store sales, e-commerce, delivery orders, marketing and subscriptions.

$15MSeries A
Participant
Flai

Flai gives automotive dealerships AI tools to answer customer calls, capture leads and schedule sales and service appointments.

$27MSeries A
Participant
Vitalize

Vitalize helps hospital teams coordinate staffing and capacity as patient demand shifts.

$31MSeries A
Participant
Halluminate

Training environments and benchmarks that measure how AI agents perform financial services work.

$30MSeries A
Participant
Hop Aero

Develops autonomous hypersonic cargo rockets for military micro-payload delivery.

$11MSeed
Participant
Revnu

AI agents that run growth marketing, advertising and search optimization for software companies.

$3MSeed
Participant
Jeeves

Jeeves provides a financial platform for global businesses, combining corporate cards, cross-border payments, expense controls and treasury tools.

$110MSeries C-1
Participant
flowscope

flowscope automates enterprise work by connecting business processes and using AI to reduce repetitive operational tasks.

$3.8MSeed
Participant
WonderTx

AI models designed to discover oral medicines for diseases currently treated with injectable drugs.

$125KSeed
Participant
ByteAsk

ByteAsk develops AI coding agents for engineers working on C and C++ software in demanding industrial and technical environments.

$1MPre-seed
Lead
Hubble Network

Hubble Network connects ordinary Bluetooth devices to satellites, extending asset tracking beyond the reach of cellular networks.

$200MSeries C
Participant
Numeral

AI-powered software that automates sales tax and VAT compliance for global businesses.

$100MSeries C
Participant
Firecrawl

A web-data API that turns websites into structured data for developers building AI applications and agents.

$75MSeries B
Participant
Confido

Confido connects accounting, finance, sales and operations data so consumer brands can manage deductions, trade spending and supply plans together.

$55MSeries B
Participant
Spott

Spott provides recruitment agencies with an applicant-tracking and customer-relationship system for candidate search, outreach and hiring workflows.

$21MSeries A
Participant
StarSling

Fast GitHub Actions runners paired with AI agents that optimize continuous integration workflows.

UndisclosedPre-Seed
Participant
CatchBack Cards

CatchBack turns physical trading cards into a digital mystery-pack marketplace. Customers can open packs, see transparent odds and use trading and instant buyback features that make collectible pricing and resale more accessible.

$7.8MSeed
Participant
Robocurve

Independent benchmarks that test how well AI models control real robots.

$10MSeed
Participant
Raindrop

A monitoring and reliability platform that detects failures in production AI agents, investigates their causes and helps developers prevent repeats.

UndisclosedSeries A
Participant
Angle Health

A health-insurance carrier and digital benefits platform that helps employers offer group plans and supports members in using their coverage and care.

$200MSeries C and tender offer
Participant
Kastle

AI agents for banks and lenders that automate routine lending and loan-servicing work across existing systems.

$24MSeries A
Participant
TesterArmy

AI agents that automate software testing and help teams improve application quality.

€1MPre-Seed
Lead
VideoGen

AI video-creation software that helps creators, businesses and teams turn briefs or source media into editable, localized videos.

$3.3MSeed
Lead
Blee

Blee gives legal, compliance and marketing teams an AI-assisted system to review promotional content against their rules before publication and monitor websites, social media and partner channels afterward.

$20MSeries A
Participant
Stoke Space Technologies

Stoke Space develops Nova rockets with reusable first and second stages for commercial and government launch customers.

$1BSeries E initial closing
Participant
Metal

An AI fundraising workspace that helps founders identify investors, research firms and manage venture rounds.

$4.5MSeed
Lead