# ![@ycombinator Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::113130846.png) @ycombinator Y Combinator

Y Combinator (YC) has announced that applications for the Winter [----] batch are now open, with a deadline of November [--]. Meanwhile, several YC-backed startups have recently launched innovative AI-powered products and services, including AI-driven content pipelines, conversational AI search analytics, and automation platforms for various industries. These startups are making significant strides in AI technology, from AI-powered healthcare and financial analysis to autonomous commerce and language learning.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[vc firms](/list/vc-firms)  #3 [finance](/list/finance)  11.81% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  8.66% [stocks](/list/stocks)  3.15% [countries](/list/countries)  3.15% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  1.57% [gaming](/list/gaming)  0.79% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  0.79%

**Social topic influence**
[y combinator](/topic/y-combinator) #1, [ai](/topic/ai) #1523, [realtime](/topic/realtime) #144, [the first](/topic/the-first) 3.94%, [systems](/topic/systems) #1444, [how to](/topic/how-to) 3.94%, [business](/topic/business) #841, [check](/topic/check) 3.15%, [agentic](/topic/agentic) #86, [human](/topic/human) #1504

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@startuparchive_](/creator/undefined) [@aaronepstein](/creator/undefined) [@menlotimes](/creator/undefined) [@bankrbot](/creator/undefined) [@garrytan](/creator/undefined) [@grok](/creator/undefined) [@magneticminder](/creator/undefined) [@pratik_satija](/creator/undefined) [@fredericge55197](/creator/undefined) [@graceechoi](/creator/undefined) [@gustaf](/creator/undefined) [@betakit](/creator/undefined) [@nemild](/creator/undefined) [@itfische](/creator/undefined) [@francoischauba1](/creator/undefined) [@raphaelschaad](/creator/undefined) [@rob0the0nerd](/creator/undefined) [@albysjourney](/creator/undefined) [@0xchitlin](/creator/undefined) [@elenaxzhao](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"We want to see how you build with AI. To better capture that we've added a new application question for the Spring [----] batch: The application demo has always been key but now when you apply to YC you can upload a markdown file or transcript from Claude Code (or your favorite coding tool). We want to see how you plan design debug and ship your most important features. Apply by Feb 9: http://ycombinator.com/apply http://ycombinator.com/apply"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019527704064741823)  2026-02-05T21:45Z 1.5M followers, 191.8K engagements


".@SonarlyDev is your AI engineer for production. Most teams dont trust their production alerts anymore because of the noise. They end up relying on user feedback (too late) or manual digging (too slow). Sonarly connects to your monitoring stack (like Sentry or Datadog) and your user feedback channels automatically triages all these signals investigates root causes and ships a proposed fix. Congrats on the launch @dachoudhury and @AKlobb https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PPa-sonarly-the-ai-engineer-for-production https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PPa-sonarly-the-ai-engineer-for-production"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2022007796686803223)  2026-02-12T18:00Z 1.5M followers, 13.2K engagements


"In collaboration with @reindsummit and @newindustrials we are releasing a request for startups motivated by a simple belief: America needs better physical technology and startups are the best way to build and scale it. We are looking for founders interested in applying modern software capabilities to the entire stack of industrial production - energy production materials CAD manufacturing and biotech. Reindustrialization is a matter of national survival. This is your invitation to build the future"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1938349303069872252)  2025-06-26T21:31Z 1.5M followers, 660.5K engagements


"Kirsten Green (@kirstenagreen) founder of Forerunner Ventures has backed some of the most iconic consumer brands of the past two decades from Warby Parker to Chime to Dollar Shave Club. She sat down with @garrytan to share how great products (not marketing tricks) still win why AI is unlocking a new kind of emotional relationship between consumers and technology and what founders can learn from the messy creative stage we're in right now. Kirsten also breaks down how shifts in distribution wellness and digital behavior are reshaping what it means to build for real human needs. 01:05 - What"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1938599333680807982)  2025-06-27T14:04Z 1.5M followers, 180.9K engagements


"Lapis (@trylapis) is building the fastest most accurate AI search analytics platform. Today every business is asking "How do we rank in AI search" Lapis analyzes millions of user prompts daily changes content in real-time and links to external sites for visibility"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1978838639531393342)  2025-10-16T15:01Z 1.5M followers, 382.3K engagements


"Congrats to @ModelML_ on their $75M Series A Model ML automates investment banking's grunt work with AI workflows that generate client-ready pitch decks investment memos and due diligence reports directly from trusted data. In tests against McKinsey and Bain consultants Model ML was more accurate and 20x faster. Just [--] months after launch they're already deployed at major banks asset managers and two of the Big Four accounting firms. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-24/ai-startup-raises-75-million-to-take-junior-bankers-grunt-work"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1992997700435075117)  2025-11-24T16:44Z 1.5M followers, 70.2K engagements


"Skillsync helps companies find elite (but overlooked) engineers on GitHub based on what they have actually built. It analyzes public GitHub contributions and turns them into structured skill profiles that recruiters & hiring managers can search. Congrats to @narsagna and @nishantjosh on the launch https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PAP-skillsync-find-elite-but-overlooked-engineers-on-github https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PAP-skillsync-find-elite-but-overlooked-engineers-on-github"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2011479673424011696)  2026-01-14T16:45Z 1.5M followers, 363.4K engagements


".@Fiber_AI has bulk API search & real-time data feeds for 10x cheaper They power AI sales recruiting and marketing flows at enterprises like HubSpot Ramp Docusign Agent AI and 100s more. http://fiber.ai/apis http://fiber.ai/apis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2014035265715839017)  2026-01-21T18:00Z 1.5M followers, 17K engagements


"Today @EquipmentShare (YC W15) goes public. From Missouri to [---] locations nationwide 7700+ team members and $8.1B of fleet under management they've built the operating system construction has been missingbuilt by contractors for contractors. Congrats to Jabbok Willy and the entire EquipmentShare team https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/congratulations-to-equipmentshare https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/congratulations-to-equipmentshare"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2014729846073491664)  2026-01-23T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 220.2K engagements


"During NeurIPS's [----] conference @agupta sat down with @ZhongingAlong an assistant professor of computer science at Princeton to discuss how machine learning is reshaping structural biology. They explore how proteins arent static structures but dynamic molecular machines and how techniques like cryo-electron microscopy combined with ML are revealing protein motion beyond traditional structure prediction. 00:11 Introduction 00:55 From Supercomputers to Cryo-EM 02:43 The Rise of Cryo-EM 03:30 Proteins as Dynamic Systems 04:30 Inverse Problems in Biology 05:31 Lessons from DeepMind Industry and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2015862304978694412)  2026-01-26T19:00Z 1.5M followers, 13.7K engagements


"Kita (@usekita) uses VLMs to turn messy financial documents into fraud-checked risk signals for lenders in emerging markets. It'salready live with lenders in the Philippines & Indonesia and in talks with some of the regions largest banks. Congrats on the launch @carmelkita & @_rheamalhotra_ https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PEj-kita-turn-financial-documents-into-risk-signals-for-lenders https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PEj-kita-turn-financial-documents-into-risk-signals-for-lenders"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2015907602908250410)  2026-01-26T22:00Z 1.5M followers, 19.8K engagements


".@shofoai is assembling the largest index of short-form videos. They build complete pipelines that collect segment sanitize and label videos from across social media to curate custom datasets for AI labs. Congrats on the launch @zixihong_ @BraidenDishman @AlexzendorMisra and @AndreBragaML https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PHk-shofo-common-crawl-for-videos https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PHk-shofo-common-crawl-for-videos"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2016194498343424053)  2026-01-27T17:00Z 1.5M followers, 52.6K engagements


".@legalosai is the AI-native immigration law firm. They pair AI + experienced lawyers to deliver visa petitions - O-1 EB-1 & more - in [--] hours not months. And its working. Theyve filed dozens of petitions with 100% approval so far. Congrats @assiirrrrrr Rachel and Claire on the launch https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PEk-legalos-ai-native-immigration-law-firm https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PEk-legalos-ai-native-immigration-law-firm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2016239793567310313)  2026-01-27T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 49.5K engagements


".@MendralHQ keeps your CI green and fast: it finds why builds fail spots flaky tests and opens PRs with fixes. Already used by over a dozen teams including PostHog. Congrats on the launch @sam_alba and @aluzzardi https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PHN-mendral-ai-devops-engineer https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PHN-mendral-ai-devops-engineer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2016526689338318952)  2026-01-28T15:00Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


".@VoxelEnergy builds off-grid self-sustaining data centers. Their ex-Tesla team deploys MW's of compute in months not years by leveraging second-life EV batteries. Congrats on the launch @recnepSyesaC @pfeiflyfe and @schhhmidty https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PIb-voxel-energy-rapidly-deployed-data-centers-power-included https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PIb-voxel-energy-rapidly-deployed-data-centers-power-included"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2016556886104166819)  2026-01-28T17:00Z 1.5M followers, 28.9K engagements


".@catchback_cards is an iOS/web platform for maximizing the thrill of collecting Pokemon and Sports cards. Create custom mystery packs with personalized chases and odds. Receive buyback offers sent straight to PayPal and Venmo. Congrats on the launch @sohan_zhang and Sophia https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PHo-catchback-cards-maximizing-the-thrill-of-collecting-trading-cards https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PHo-catchback-cards-maximizing-the-thrill-of-collecting-trading-cards"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2016571983539122581)  2026-01-28T18:00Z 1.5M followers, 13.7K engagements


"Congrats to the team at @boldvoiceapp on the $21M Series A BoldVoice is an AI voice coach that helps non-native English speakers sound clearer and more confident by giving precise real-time pronunciation feedback as they speak. https://www.inc.com/maria-jose-gutierrez-chavez/this-startup-is-putting-an-accent-coach-in-your-pocket/91292248 https://www.inc.com/maria-jose-gutierrez-chavez/this-startup-is-putting-an-accent-coach-in-your-pocket/91292248"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2016624908667957354)  2026-01-28T21:30Z 1.5M followers, 61.7K engagements


"@aaron_epstein @framer @jornvandijk Tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=leQ89XSHILw https://www.youtube.com/watchv=leQ89XSHILw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2016889173987512669)  2026-01-29T15:00Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


".@poetiq_ai is a new startup founded by former DeepMind researchers (@itfische & @sbpoetiq) that recently achieved a major jump on the ARC-AGI benchmark by layering a recursive self-improvement system on top of Gemini [--]. In this conversation at NeurIPS @FrancoisChauba1 sat down with Poetiq co-founder Ian Fischer to find out how they're increasing performance using prompts and system design alone. They also explore recursive self-improvement benchmarking progress toward AGI and why automating prompt engineering may be one of the most powerful levers in AI today. 00:11 Introducing Poetiq and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2016919274217242652)  2026-01-29T17:00Z 1.5M followers, 76.9K engagements


"@poetiq_ai @itfische @sbpoetiq @FrancoisChauba1 Tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=OLEjyBLo8sQ https://www.youtube.com/watchv=OLEjyBLo8sQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2016919390139404524)  2026-01-29T17:00Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"The most regulatory man on earth uses Rhizome to get FDA approvals on the first try. He dives into the ocean not PDFs on a website. He reads jaguars in the forest not regulators in a meeting. He knows what the FDA thinks. You can too. Congrats on the launch @chetanfs https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PIq-rhizome-ai-know-what-the-fda-thinks https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PIq-rhizome-ai-know-what-the-fda-thinks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2016949594584993800)  2026-01-29T19:00Z 1.5M followers, 29.8K engagements


"Congrats to the team at @poetiq_ai on their $45.8M seed You don't always need a bigger model to get better results. Co-founders @itfische & @sbpoetiq and their team are proving that vision at Poetiq. https://puck.news/how-poetiqs-six-person-team-beat-google-at-ai/ Were thrilled to announce a new chapter for Poetiq: We have closed $45.8M in Seed funding. Its a privilege to build alongside partners who understand the scale of our vision including Surface FYRFLY @ycombinator [---] Operator Collective NeuronVC and HICO. https://puck.news/how-poetiqs-six-person-team-beat-google-at-ai/ Were thrilled"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2017021858101727242)  2026-01-29T23:47Z 1.5M followers, 20.5K engagements


"In this special episode of Design Review YC General Partner @aaron_epstein and YC Product Designer @eve_bouff break down how they went about redesigning the YC homepage from the ground up. Theyll discuss the motivations for the redesign the unconventional process they took and lessons for founders building their own sites. 00:00 Designing A New Website 01:00 The Old Homepage 02:30 Centering the Story on Founders 04:00 The New Vision: Inspire Dont Sell 05:30 Visualizing Founder Transformation 07:00 Letting Founders Speak for Themselves 08:45 Bringing YCs Network to Life 12:00 Minimal Design"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2017251458500977006)  2026-01-30T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 24.6K engagements


"@aaron_epstein @eve_bouff Tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=K5JoLAauzq4 https://www.youtube.com/watchv=K5JoLAauzq4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2017251653439959308)  2026-01-30T15:00Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


".@KytenTech is building a factory to manufacture aerospace-grade battery packs. At Starlink the co-founders put 5000+ battery packs into space. Now they're powering the 100K+ autonomous vehicles coming to the air sea and space. Congrats on the launch @CooperKMcBride & @maddox_lucas https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PIU-kyten-the-modern-aerospace-battery-pack-supplier https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PIU-kyten-the-modern-aerospace-battery-pack-supplier"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2017281655652934141)  2026-01-30T17:00Z 1.5M followers, 19.4K engagements


".@ritivel helps pharma regulatory teams draft FDA submissions like CTDs and INDs in minutes instead of weeks. So life-saving drugs reach patients faster. Congrats on the launch @tpavankalyan23 Gunin and Nirmit https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PJn-ritivel-ai-native-platform-for-regulatory-document-submission https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PJn-ritivel-ai-native-platform-for-regulatory-document-submission"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2017462850361364821)  2026-01-31T05:00Z 1.5M followers, 14.6K engagements


"GhostEye is security awareness built by ex-attackers. AI phishing is up 1265% since [----]. Your training should catch up. Congrats on the launch @eshannnnnnnn and Charles https://www.ghosteye.ai https://www.ghosteye.ai"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018370712797676031)  2026-02-02T17:07Z 1.5M followers, 15.6K engagements


"AI-Native Hedge Funds @charlieholtz In the 1980s quantitative trading looked fringe; today its standard. Were at a similar inflection point with AI and the next great hedge funds will be AI-native using agents to analyze filings calls and markets at machine scale"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018414129514741792)  2026-02-02T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 36.8K engagements


"Modern Metal Mills @zanehengsperger Reindustrializing the U.S. isnt just about labor or geopoliticsmetal mills are slow because they run on outdated systems. Modern software creates an opportunity for mills to cut lead times and costs while improving flexibility and margins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018414138394132927)  2026-02-02T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 35.6K engagements


"@USDC For more on how were thinking about building onchain and the types of startups were excited to fund check out our Request for Startups: https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/build-onchain https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/build-onchain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018701067450503186)  2026-02-03T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 28.6K engagements


"Veriad (@veriad_ai) is building AI compliance officers to check $1T in ads. Their agents review marketing content so brands don't get cancelled or sued. Congrats on the launch @mahendrakerr & @antonm_x https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PKb-veriad-ai-compliance-officers https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PKb-veriad-ai-compliance-officers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018716108359176686)  2026-02-03T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 20K engagements


"Doe is the Claude Cowork for professionals. @DoeLabs brings the power of a large team to the hands of a single person. From surfacing user insights to spinning up complex financial models in spreadsheets. Check them out at Congrats to @yuhuangou and @adrianbarbir on the launch http://doe.so http://doe.so http://doe.so http://doe.so"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018723657070121302)  2026-02-03T16:30Z 1.5M followers, 14K engagements


"Every manufactured part needs a 2D drawing and mechanical engineers have to spend hours making them. REV1 does it in minutes. Congrats on the launch @Alex_Rivero_S & Louis https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PKz-rev1-automating-engineering-drawings-for-mechanical-engineers https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PKz-rev1-automating-engineering-drawings-for-mechanical-engineers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018731211737137341)  2026-02-03T17:00Z 1.5M followers, 117.3K engagements


"General Legal (@gen_legal_inc) is the AI-native law firm for commercial contracting. Their attorneys save you $1000s per contract turn contracts in hours not days and provide practical real-time guidance to get deals closed safely. Congrats on the launch Ryan Javed and JP https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PLT-general-legal-the-ai-native-law-firm-for-the-growth-stage https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PLT-general-legal-the-ai-native-law-firm-for-the-growth-stage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018746306358018543)  2026-02-03T18:00Z 1.5M followers, 33.2K engagements


"Burt (@trainburt) helps teams train and deploy specialized models that outperform frontier generalist models at a fraction of the cost and latency. Congrats on the launch @bobbyzhong333 and @zerodaykurt https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PJp-burt-train-and-deploy-specialized-models https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PJp-burt-train-and-deploy-specialized-models"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018791611409571901)  2026-02-03T21:00Z 1.5M followers, 23.5K engagements


"But wait there's more Large Spatial Models - Ryan McLinko Recent AI progress has been driven by LLMs but true breakthroughs will require robust spatial reasoning. Theres an opportunity to build foundation models that treat geometry and physical structure as first-class primitives and enable AI to reason about the physical world. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019085417778393236 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019085417778393236"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019085417778393236)  2026-02-04T16:27Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"Welcome to YC @AaronLCannon @mchlhess & @OutsetAI Outset (YC S23) offers AI-powered user interviews AI conducts + synthesizes research interviews for you turning weeks of work into (almost) instant insights. Learn more: https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Imj-outset-ai-ai-powered-user-interviews https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Imj-outset-ai-ai-powered-user-interviews"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1668694728668225565)  2023-06-13T19:00Z 1.5M followers, 229.4K engagements


"Today @join_arc (YC W22) launches Arc Platinum the premium banking experience for startups. With Arc Platinum startups receive accounts at top U.S. banks waived treasury fees dedicated support and exclusive wellness benefits. Congrats @donmuir_ @nicklom12 @DarkMirage and team https://www.arc.tech/platinum Moments ago Arc Platinum went live Arc Platinum is the first premium banking experience for startups: it comes with the highest net yields available on the market (5.5%+). Membership is available by invitation only request one below Learn more 👉https://t.co/379MLN1pnn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1704557116638245314)  2023-09-20T18:04Z 1.5M followers, 31.5K engagements


"Parse lets you build APIs for any website 100x cheaper and faster than browser automation. Parse makes deterministic APIs that use direct network requests that cost fractions of a cent and return in milliseconds. Congrats on the launch @alexscraping https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/OnX-parse-apis-for-any-website https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/OnX-parse-apis-for-any-website"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1987263866129023044)  2025-11-08T21:00Z 1.5M followers, 339.1K engagements


".@flowglad is an open-source zero-webhook payments provider. Their full-stack SDK lets you check customers' features and usage credits in real time based on billing state. And their AI generates a setup prompt for your pricing model and stack so you can one-shot payments. https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/P0L-flowglad-the-open-source-zero-webhooks-payments-provider https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/P0L-flowglad-the-open-source-zero-webhooks-payments-provider"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1998860272069652801)  2025-12-10T21:00Z 1.5M followers, 126.8K engagements


"Clodo (@ClodoAI) is the Vibe GTM. Execute your outbound at the speed of thought. Clodo finds prospects who want to buy now & automates personalized campaigns to get meetings booked"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2011906235537502713)  2026-01-15T21:00Z 1.5M followers, 72.5K engagements


"APIs werent built for AI agents. @orthogonal_sh fixes that. Agents and developers get instant access to any API on our marketplace via a single MCP or SDK. Orthogonal handles your API keys and payments so your agent doesnt have to. Pay as you go. Congrats on the launch @chrisspickett @berasogut1 https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PJU-orthogonal-agentic-payments-for-apis https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PJU-orthogonal-agentic-payments-for-apis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2017028737565675767)  2026-01-30T00:15Z 1.5M followers, 37.5K engagements


"AI for Government @t_blom AI has made submitting forms dramatically easier but governments still process many of them by hand. Theres a major opportunity for AI-native tools that modernize government operationshard to sell but powerful once adopted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018414136343052317)  2026-02-02T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 16.8K engagements


"If youre interested in working on any of these ideas you should apply to YC. The deadline for applying to the spring batch is February 9th at 8pm PT: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply https://www.ycombinator.com/apply"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018414143083311456)  2026-02-02T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 15.1K engagements


".@VoygrTech delivers comprehensive up-to-date info about places and local businesses for AI apps agents and analytics. Companies already use VOYGR to continuously validate and enrich their place data. Congrats on the launch @yamarkov & @vladibasco https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PKn-voygr-validate-enrich-your-place-data-at-scale https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PKn-voygr-validate-enrich-your-place-data-at-scale"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019078498799767605)  2026-02-04T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 18.7K engagements


"Make LLMs Easy to Train - Gabriel Birnbaum Training large language models is still surprisingly difficult. As post-training and model specialization become more important for a wide array of businesses we'd like to see products that make LLM training easy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019086375157735486)  2026-02-04T16:31Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"Infra for Government Fraud Hunters @garrytan We want to fund startups that bring government fraud investigation into the modern era. Theres a major opportunity today for systems that turn whistleblower tips into complaint-ready cases dramatically speeding fraud recovery for law firms and government agencies. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019086844890325106 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019086844890325106"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019086844890325106)  2026-02-04T16:33Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


".@LuelCompany is a rights-cleared data marketplace and collection engine. Their difference is speed and edge cases: AI enterprises request datasets to spec Luel mobilizes a global contributor network and delivers licensed audit-ready data in days. Congrats on the launch @LenderkingInigo and @williamnamgyal https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PKl-luel-the-marketplace-for-multimodal-data https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PKl-luel-the-marketplace-for-multimodal-data"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019153993285427339)  2026-02-04T21:00Z 1.5M followers, 13.6K engagements


"Booko (@booko_app) is bringing dynamic pricing to any business that sells time slots - improving utilization and turning unsold inventory into revenue. Congrats on the launch @arjunsaluja24 and @HallWill7965 https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PMU-booko-w26-dynamic-pricing-for-businesses-that-sell-time-slots https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PMU-booko-w26-dynamic-pricing-for-businesses-that-sell-time-slots"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019459756889403433)  2026-02-05T17:15Z 1.5M followers, 12K engagements


"Wondering why your maker-turned-manager suddenly seems distracted in meetings Maybe they're addicted to coding agents In this episode of Lightcone @calvinfo a co-founder of Segment and former engineer on OpenAI's Codex team joins us to talk about why coding agents suddenly feel so powerful the differences between Codex Claude Code and Cursor and what the future of work will look like. 0:00 Intro 1:15 Garry cant stop using Claude Code 4:00 Contrast with IDEs context-splitting 6:23 Distribution models top down vs bottom up 9:11 Licensing and optimization 12:28 Tips on becoming a top 1% user of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019788179965153356)  2026-02-06T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 17.4K engagements


"Vela (@try_vela_ai) is the AI scheduling assistant built to handle the ambiguity that breaks scheduling. Add it to any conversation and it negotiates on your behalf - white-glove coordination for your most complicated workflows. Vela is already trusted by enterprise recruiters and sales teams for white-glove scheduling at scale. Congrats on the launch @gobhanusk and @skorisep https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNn-vela-ai-scheduling-that-adapts-to-how-you-work https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNn-vela-ai-scheduling-that-adapts-to-how-you-work"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019833475126227299)  2026-02-06T18:00Z 1.5M followers, 14.8K engagements


".@polinateapp automates supply chain ops using your existing ERP. Custom tools deployed in days not quarters. Move like SpaceX instead of being stuck on spreadsheets. Congrats on the launch @adeepmi and @boreycerther https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PMx-pollinate-agents-that-automate-data-entry-into-your-erp-built-in-days-not-quarters https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PMx-pollinate-agents-that-automate-data-entry-into-your-erp-built-in-days-not-quarters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019863671846097143)  2026-02-06T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 19.5K engagements


"2025 is shaping up to be the "year of AI agents". We've put together a list of startup ideas that we think are especially promising some draw attention to trends that are already in full swing and some of them are where we think things are going next. https://www.ycombinator.com/rfs https://www.ycombinator.com/rfs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1920147533264978173)  2025-05-07T16:03Z 1.5M followers, 825.1K engagements


"Andrej Karpathy's (@karpathy) keynote yesterday at AI Startup School in San Francisco"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1935496106957488566)  2025-06-19T00:33Z 1.5M followers, 2.1M engagements


"Andrew Ng (@AndrewYNg) on how startups can build faster with AI. At AI Startup School in San Francisco. 00:31 - The Importance of Speed in Startups 01:13 - Opportunities in the AI Stack 02:06 - The Rise of Agent AI 04:52 - Concrete Ideas for Faster Execution 08:56 - Rapid Prototyping and Engineering 17:06 - The Role of Product Management 21:23 - The Value of Understanding AI 22:33 - Technical Decisions in AI Development 23:26 - Leveraging Gen AI Tools for Startups 24:05 - Building with AI Building Blocks 25:26 - The Importance of Speed in Startups 26:41 - Addressing AI Hype and Misconceptions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1943309837351424222)  2025-07-10T14:02Z 1.5M followers, 853.2K engagements


"Applications for the YC Winter [----] batch are now open Apply by November 10: http://ycombinator.com/apply http://ycombinator.com/apply"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1982885010534277308)  2025-10-27T19:00Z 1.5M followers, 1.6M engagements


"Karumi (@karumihq) is an AI demo agent that makes product demos scalable it talks clicks and personalizes every walkthrough 24/7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1987991584458309820)  2025-11-10T21:11Z 1.5M followers, 112K engagements


"Chad IDE (@cladlabs) is the brainrotcode editor. AI coding takes [--] min between promptstoo long to ignore too short to start something new. Chad integrates your brainrot(X IG Stake Tinder etc)into your agentic coding workflow and helps to manage your context-switching. Less doom-scrolling. More shipping"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1988366241460089118)  2025-11-11T22:00Z 1.5M followers, 3.4M engagements


"Starcloud (@Starcloud_Inc1) recently made history by launching a satellite with an NVIDIA H100 into orbit the first time a GPU that powerful has ever operated in space. It's the first step toward building AI data centers in orbit powered by continuous sunlight and cooled by radiating heat into deep space. Their approach could one day rival the world's biggest data centers while using less energy zero fresh water and far lower emissions. YC's @aaron_epstein visited Starcloud's HQ where co-founders @philipjohnston @EzraFeilden and @Adi_Oltean explained how they built a working prototype in just"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1989020242270646386)  2025-11-13T17:19Z 1.5M followers, 264.7K engagements


"hillclimb (@hillclimbai) is the human superintelligence community dedicated to building golden datasets for AGI. Starting with math their team of IMO medalists lean experts PhDs is designing RL environments for @NousResearch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1990178460929843688)  2025-11-16T22:01Z 1.5M followers, 899.1K engagements


"Congrats to @AaronLCannon Michael and @OutsetAI on their $30M Series B Outset is building an AI-powered insights platform across the full customer experience. They're redefining customer research with AI-moderated interviews that deliver speed and depth no more painful tradeoffs. Since raising their A six months ago the team has been on an absolute tear: revenue up 8x in the past year with customers like Microsoft Uber HubSpot Away Nestl and more. https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2025/12/10/customer-research-chatbot-outset-radical"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1998800498582069360)  2025-12-10T17:02Z 1.5M followers, 22.7K engagements


"In just [--] months as a solo founder with no prior robotics experience @gentrajectory trained a foundation model for dexterous manipulation that lets humanoid robots pick up unseen objects and perform real-world work. It generalizes to novel objects and scenes including cases where prior SoTA models achieve 0% success. Congrats on the launch @joshuabelofsky https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/P6q-general-trajectory-a-foundation-model-for-humanoid-robots https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/P6q-general-trajectory-a-foundation-model-for-humanoid-robots"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2008598504483246544)  2026-01-06T17:56Z 1.5M followers, 67.7K engagements


"Corgi (@TheCorgiCompany) is coming out of stealth with $108m raised As the first and only insurance carrier built for startups Corgi lets tech companies get covered in minutes not days with modern infrastructure replacing brokers and paperwork. Congrats on the launch @emily_yuan_ & @nico_laqua https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2009324224280691174 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2009324224280691174"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2009324224280691174)  2026-01-08T18:00Z 1.5M followers, 378.1K engagements


"StackAI (@stackai) helps enterprises build custom AI Agents to automate dull expensive work. Companies like Nubank BAE Systems Morgan & Morgan and Raiffeisen Bank use StackAI to automate compliance audits legal research HR and customer support. Congrats on the launch @BernAceituno & @tonirv https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/P7T-stackai-enterprise-ai-agents-in-seconds https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/P7T-stackai-enterprise-ai-agents-in-seconds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2009339323125256653)  2026-01-08T19:00Z 1.5M followers, 18.5K engagements


"🌕 @gru_space is building durable space habitats so humans can one day live on the Moon and Mars. Its first missions will mine lunar regolith to construct a long-term pressurized habitat on the Moon for commercial space tourism a hotel on the Moon. Congrats on the launch @skyler_chan_ https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/P9g-gru-space-first-hotel-on-the-moon-applications-open https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/P9g-gru-space-first-hotel-on-the-moon-applications-open"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2010743573206212757)  2026-01-12T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 129.7K engagements


"YC is partnering with over a dozen companies to offer students attending YC events free credits for AI developer tools The YC AI Student Starter Pack includes over $20k in Azure & AWS credits $5k+ in ChatGPT Claude and Grok credits and more https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/the-yc-ai-student-starter-pack https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/the-yc-ai-student-starter-pack"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2012283721857253857)  2026-01-16T22:00Z 1.5M followers, 286.6K engagements


"Today we're excited to launch a newly redesigned Our new site puts founders front and center and we want it to reflect what YC is really about: helping talented builders become great founders. http://ycombinator.com http://ycombinator.com"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2014744955206689003)  2026-01-23T17:00Z 1.5M followers, 353.4K engagements


"In this episode of Design Review YCs @aaron_epstein sat down with @framer CEO and co-founder @jornvandijk to review user-submitted websites built using Framer. They'll share practical advice on how to clearly communicate what your product does when animation helps (and when it hurts) and how to use Framers powerful tools without ending up with a site that feels generic or overly templatized. 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Lumari 07:20 - Alai 15:00 - Juicebox 24:00 - LeapingAI 30:10 - The Hog https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016889078315438370 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016889078315438370"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2016889078315438370)  2026-01-29T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 31.2K engagements


"Video professionals dont want to play prompt roulette. Filmmaking happens on film sets an environment for intentionality collaboration and control. @martini_film brings back the film set to AI video production. Get access at: Congrats on the launch @koh_terai & @beertocode https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PJg-martini-ai-video-production-for-professionals http://www.martini.film https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PJg-martini-ai-video-production-for-professionals http://www.martini.film"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2017326958439440617)  2026-01-30T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 107.7K engagements


".@GrazeMateInc builds autonomous drones that herd cattle. Ranchers can spend hundreds of thousands per year moving cattle between fields; GrazeMate ranchers do it with three clicks on a phone. Congrats on the launch @samrogerrs https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PKm-grazemate-drones-that-herd-cattle https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PKm-grazemate-drones-that-herd-cattle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018383922099630298)  2026-02-02T18:00Z 1.5M followers, 102.8K engagements


"The way startups are built has shifted quickly. We're excited about a range of startup ideas for AI-native companies that can now be built faster cheaper and with more ambition than ever. https://ycombinator.com/rfs https://ycombinator.com/rfs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018414125618282773)  2026-02-02T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 1.1M engagements


"Cursor for Product Managers @amiklas AI is great at writing code but product success depends on deciding what to build. We think theres an opportunity for an AI-native system focused on helping teams figure out what to build not just how to build it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018414127589556348)  2026-02-02T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 122.1K engagements


"AI-Native Agencies @aaron_epstein Agencies have always been hard to scale. AI flips this model by letting firms use software internally to deliver finished work at higher margins turning agencies into software-like businesses that can scale far beyond todays service firms"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018414131720958094)  2026-02-02T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 221.8K engagements


"Stablecoin Financial Services @DaivikGoel Stablecoins are rapidly becoming critical infrastructure for global finance yet much of the financial services layer remains unbuilt. This creates room for services that offer the benefits of DeFi. Now is the perfect time to build something in this space. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018414134673731732 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018414134673731732"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018414134673731732)  2026-02-02T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 35.8K engagements


"AI Guidance for Physical Work @dflieb Much of the AI conversation focuses on which desk jobs will get replaced. But for physical work AI can't yet act in the world. With multimodal models and ubiquitous hardware theres an opportunity to give workers live AI coaching that dramatically reduces training time and unlocks skilled labor at scale. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018414140747096136 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018414140747096136"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018414140747096136)  2026-02-02T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 26.4K engagements


"Today Y Combinator is announcing that YC-funded startups can choose to receive their funding ($500k) in stablecoins. We believe stablecoins like @usdc are setting the stage for a new fintech renaissance and broader global access to financial services. Sending money should be as easy as sending a text message. Stablecoins make that possible: cheap fast and global using currencies people already trust. Some of the fastest-growing YC startups in recent years like @get_aspora and @DolarApp use stablecoins to power faster cheaper financial services across India and Latin America. Plus with the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018701008986370333)  2026-02-03T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 1.4M engagements


"Zymbly agents double productivity for aircraft technicians. Technicians lose half their day to admin and troubleshooting instead of working on the aircraft. Zymbly agents automate the busy work. Congrats to Robbie Azmat and Ben on the launch https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PLV-zymbly-the-copilot-for-aircraft-maintenance https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PLV-zymbly-the-copilot-for-aircraft-maintenance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018708558284562460)  2026-02-03T15:30Z 1.5M followers, 12.8K engagements


".@usecardboard is an agentic video editor where you upload raw footage and edit it with AI. Unicorns media agencies and creators with millions of followers are already using Cardboard. It lives in your browser and helps you go from a sea of raw clips into a finished video in minutes. Congrats on the launch @sxmawl and @ishandeveloper https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PM3-cardboard-agentic-video-editor https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PM3-cardboard-agentic-video-editor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018799155871903814)  2026-02-03T21:30Z 1.5M followers, 229.6K engagements


".@Diditprotocol is building the fastest way to verify real humans online. One face scan to prove identity fight fraud by default and run all identity checks in a single platform with simple pay-per-use pricing. Congrats @albertorosasg and @_arosasg on the launch https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PLo-didit-the-fastest-way-to-verify-real-humans https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PLo-didit-the-fastest-way-to-verify-real-humans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019108701127467433)  2026-02-04T18:00Z 1.5M followers, 31.3K engagements


"Sales reps aren't built to handle questions like engineers. @carettaso fixes that. Caretta is a realtime AI that helps AEs handle technical topics in live calls. It learns from docs apps and top reps to gives reps the right answers on the spot. Congrats on the launch @kaybahadir @pmarkesinis22 and @omarelamin_ https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PKw-caretta-realtime-ai-for-sales-calls https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PKw-caretta-realtime-ai-for-sales-calls"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019123794640527556)  2026-02-04T19:00Z 1.5M followers, 17.8K engagements


".@Sparklesdotdev is like Lovable for existing projects so even your hypothetical Sharon from Marketing can change the button styling on the front page without going back and forth with the dev team. Congrats on the launch @aidaniil https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PMO-sparkles-lovable-for-existing-projects https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PMO-sparkles-lovable-for-existing-projects"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019169097242800512)  2026-02-04T22:00Z 1.5M followers, 27.1K engagements


"Origin (@origin_bio) is using AI to make safer cell & gene therapies for diseases like cancer. Their model designs DNA switches & dials to program precise gene expression patterns in disease cells. Congrats on the launch @YashRathod_75 and @malhar317 https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PMG-origin-safer-cell-gene-therapies-with-ai https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PMG-origin-safer-cell-gene-therapies-with-ai"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019191740154937597)  2026-02-04T23:30Z 1.5M followers, 85.3K engagements


"Midship has raised a $4.1M seed to reinvent internal audit with AI. The platform automates control testing so that audit teams can focus on strategic work that drives value. Congrats to the team on the raise https://midship.ai/announcement https://midship.ai/announcement"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019199297808367736)  2026-02-05T00:00Z 1.5M followers, 13.9K engagements


"The deadline to apply for the YC Spring [----] batch is coming up in five days Apply by Feb 9: http://ycombinator.com/apply http://ycombinator.com/apply"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019206841235079182)  2026-02-05T00:30Z 1.5M followers, 53.2K engagements


"Seeing Systems (@S2_INC) builds inexpensive strike drones designed to adapt as warfare evolves with modular hardware simple operation and an agentic control system built in collaboration with Royal Marine Commandos and other NATO forces. Congrats on the launch @Alex_10200 and Matthew https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PLA-seeing-systems-modular-autonomous-drones-for-modern-warfare https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PLA-seeing-systems-modular-autonomous-drones-for-modern-warfare"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019440883767103602)  2026-02-05T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 24.6K engagements


"After hearing feedback from Canadian founders in our network weve decided to add Canada back to our list of accepted countries of incorporation. Going forward YC will once again invest in US Canada Cayman and Singapore corporations. https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/adding-canada-back https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/adding-canada-back"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019456167362072827)  2026-02-05T17:00Z 1.5M followers, 806.7K engagements


".@MaywoodAI automates deal execution for investment banks from decks to diligence. Dealmakers can focus on what they're best at: closing deals. Congrats on the launch @DrakeAGoodman @KentGoodman4 and Esteban https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PN9-maywood-ai-for-m-a https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PN9-maywood-ai-for-m-a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019471813219348907)  2026-02-05T18:02Z 1.5M followers, 12.7K engagements


".@oximyhq shows enterprises everything their employees do with AI. Which tools how much they cost and where sensitive data is going. One platform for discovery spend intelligence and data protection. Congrats on the launch @namanambavi https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNC-oximy-see-everything-your-company-does-with-ai https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNC-oximy-see-everything-your-company-does-with-ai"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019486182896464020)  2026-02-05T19:00Z 1.5M followers, 37.4K engagements


".@autumn_ai_inc is building the first real-time signal intelligence platform for GTM teams. Define your ICP and the signals that matter and Autumn delivers a condensed real-time feed filtered by intents. Congrats on the launch @VishnuSampathk1 and @shiv_kampani https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNL-autumn-ai-stalk-your-prospects-at-scale https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNL-autumn-ai-stalk-your-prospects-at-scale"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019501284794179865)  2026-02-05T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 66.3K engagements


".@trylaurence automates performance marketing for CPG brands starting on Amazon. They use reinforcement learning to set bids budgets and keyword targets like quant hedge funds trade markets: continuous optimization on autopilot. Congrats on the launch @mlaurencechen and @LGierhake https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNP-laurence-automated-amazon-advertising https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNP-laurence-automated-amazon-advertising"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019522008502136865)  2026-02-05T21:22Z 1.5M followers, 25K engagements


"Pax Historia is the first-AI powered sandbox game. Players create worlds publish them to the community and play to answer all of their what would have happened if questions. Congrats on the launch @Eli_BullockPapa and @Ryzhang22 https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PMu-pax-historia-user-ai-powered-gaming-platform https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PMu-pax-historia-user-ai-powered-gaming-platform"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019810821032047046)  2026-02-06T16:30Z 1.5M followers, 978.7K engagements


"Most AI agent failures are invisible until users complain. @sentrial_dev detects loops hallucinations and user frustrations in real time and helps engineering teams diagnose and fix issues fast. Production monitoring built for AI agents. Congrats on the launch @theneelshar and @anayrshukla https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNE-sentrial-production-monitoring-for-ai-agent-behavior https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNE-sentrial-production-monitoring-for-ai-agent-behavior"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019848573802651788)  2026-02-06T19:00Z 1.5M followers, 34K engagements


".@beesafe_ai stops scams before they get to your customers. Trust-based scams (e.g. pig butchering and impersonation) are only growing in size and they stop them at the source. Find out how: Congrats on the launch @arimirian @daniel_spokoyny and @NikolaiVogler https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNa-beesafe-ai-w26-fraud-prevention-platform-for-trust-based-scams http://beesafe.ai https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNa-beesafe-ai-w26-fraud-prevention-platform-for-trust-based-scams http://beesafe.ai"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2019878773416452605)  2026-02-06T21:00Z 1.5M followers, 15.4K engagements


"Youve probably already heard all about OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot/Moltbot). Now meet the man behind it. YCs @raphaelschaad sat down with @steipete the creator of OpenClaw to discuss the aha moment behind the viral personal AI agent why local-first agents could replace many of todays apps and how personal agents will reshape the future of software. 00:00 OpenClaw takes over the internet 00:44 Life after going viral 01:28 Why OpenClaw took off what sets it apart 02:56 Bots talking to bots (and hiring humans) 04:11 From God AI to swarm intelligence 05:07 Peters original aha moment 06:38"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2020150559232389242)  2026-02-07T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 353.9K engagements


"@raphaelschaad @steipete Tune in: https://youtu.be/4uzGDAoNOZc https://youtu.be/4uzGDAoNOZc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2020150628459389122)  2026-02-07T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 14.9K engagements


"Paul Graham on how to figure out what to work on: https://www.paulgraham.com/when.html https://www.paulgraham.com/when.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2020557482066911461)  2026-02-08T17:56Z 1.5M followers, 203.8K engagements


".@dittobio discovers drugs for autoimmune diseases by harnessing parasite biology. Viruses ticks and worms have experimented over millions of years to create proteins that control the human immune system. Ditto Bio is using AI to identify these natural drug-like proteins and engineer them into next-generation autoimmune therapies. Congrats on the launch @AdairLBorges @Mezarque and @emilycpierce https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNb-ditto-bio-evolutionary-therapies-for-autoimmune-disease https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNb-ditto-bio-evolutionary-therapies-for-autoimmune-disease"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2020920635749220401)  2026-02-09T18:00Z 1.5M followers, 27.2K engagements


"Stilta (@StiltaIP) is building the Cursor for patent practitioners. Unlike rigid or generic tools Stilta uses agentic AI for deep patent research that's interactive and traceable. Congrats @oskarblock @petruswrn @testreen & @oscaradamssons https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/POz-stilta-cursor-for-patent-practitioners https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/POz-stilta-cursor-for-patent-practitioners"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2020950832171143317)  2026-02-09T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 34.1K engagements


".@VoiceOSApp is the voice interface designed for productivity. It works everywhere requires zero setup and lets you get more done no matter your workflow. Congrats on the launch @kai_brokering and @jonah_daian https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PP3-voiceos-the-voice-os-for-productivity https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PP3-voiceos-the-voice-os-for-productivity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2021252829176852872)  2026-02-10T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 272.8K engagements


"Q2Q (@tryq2q) is an AI native deal sourcing service for private equity. Tell Q2Q the types of companies you want to buy and they'll get qualified first meetings booked for you. Congrats on the launch @briannajlin and @rainypuns https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/POh-q2q-ai-native-deal-sourcing-for-private-equity https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/POh-q2q-ai-native-deal-sourcing-for-private-equity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2021283024265158695)  2026-02-10T18:00Z 1.5M followers, 49.3K engagements


"Congrats to @brettonai on their $75M Series B Bretton AI builds AI agents that automate AML KYC and sanctions reviews for banks and fintechs. Their agents replace hours of manual compliance work with fast fully auditable investigations that meet regulatory standards. https://www.bretton.com/blog/bretton-raises-75m-series-b-to-modernize-aml-kyc-staffing https://www.bretton.com/blog/bretton-raises-75m-series-b-to-modernize-aml-kyc-staffing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2021343422775238801)  2026-02-10T22:00Z 1.5M followers, 20.7K engagements


".@tryprana is an AI primary doctor in your pocket that monitors you 24/7. Connect your wearables to your medical records to monitor for clinical drift. At any moment you can instantly bring a Board-Certified MD into the chat to review your vitals answer questions and manage your care. Passive monitoring. Active care. Congrats on the launch @_meerpatel @smenon21 @vishrawal_ https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PPg-prana-an-ai-doctor-that-monitors-you-24-7 http://www.pranadoc.com https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PPg-prana-an-ai-doctor-that-monitors-you-24-7 http://www.pranadoc.com"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2021992696454250749)  2026-02-12T17:00Z 1.5M followers, 50.4K engagements


".@tensol_ai turns OpenClaw into full-time AI employees for your company. They handle repetitive workflows across support engineering sales and more running 24/7 in a secure environment connected to your tools with full context of your business. Congrats on the launch @pratik_satija and @olivieropinotti https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PQ9-tensol-ai-employees-for-your-company-built-on-openclaw https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PQ9-tensol-ai-employees-for-your-company-built-on-openclaw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2022022899180114020)  2026-02-12T19:00Z 1.5M followers, 258.9K engagements


".@10x_Science is the AI-native solution that pharma companies use to identify viable drug candidates faster more accurately and at scale. Congrats on the launch @DSRoberts007 @vrtejus and Andrew https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PQm-10x-science-unlocking-the-future-of-drug-development https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PQm-10x-science-unlocking-the-future-of-drug-development"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2022355088401174878)  2026-02-13T17:00Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


".@PirisLabs delivers low-latency low-cost AI inference by eliminating the memory wall using full-stack optical interconnects and a purpose-built software stack. Congrats on the launch Ali & Keyvan https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PQd-piris-labs-inference-at-light-speed https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PQd-piris-labs-inference-at-light-speed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2022370186733707442)  2026-02-13T18:00Z 1.5M followers, 19.9K engagements


".@crosslayerlabs detects attacks on Internet infrastructure that allow hackers to impersonate websites and APIs. They discovered (and can protect you against) this new attack Congrats on the launch @prateekmittal_ @HenryBirgeLee and Grace https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PR7-crosslayer-labs-we-discovered-and-can-protect-you-against-a-new-attack-allowing-hackers-to-spoof-any-website https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PR7-crosslayer-labs-we-discovered-and-can-protect-you-against-a-new-attack-allowing-hackers-to-spoof-any-website"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2022430587320176701)  2026-02-13T22:00Z 1.5M followers, 10.7K engagements


".@TryLance builds AI Agents for hotel operations. Already trusted by major hotel groups operating 50+ hotels. Check out Congrats on the launch @calebychan @GatikTriv and @GavinBrennen https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PN7-lance-ai-agents-built-for-hotel-operations http://lance.live https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PN7-lance-ai-agents-built-for-hotel-operations http://lance.live"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2020905541803913628)  2026-02-09T17:00Z 1.5M followers, 42.2K engagements


"Business teams waste 100s of hours manually copy-pasting data across disconnected systems. @ramainai teaches AI to move data between legacy systems desktop applications and web-portals by simulating mouse and keyboard clicks just like a human. Congrats on the launch @vansh_ramani and @sveevj https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNj-ramain-teach-ai-to-use-your-legacy-systems-desktop-applications-and-web-portals-just-like-a-human https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNj-ramain-teach-ai-to-use-your-legacy-systems-desktop-applications-and-web-portals-just-like-a-human"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2021267929900384283)  2026-02-10T17:00Z 1.5M followers, 32.6K engagements


".@_hex_security is building AI agents that hack your systems before real attackers do. In weeks their agents uncovered critical flaws at dozens of unicorns earning over $250K in bounties. Hex already protects companies processing billions in transactions and millions of user records. Congrats @zer0day @menace_codes and @hzzzaifa on the launch https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/POq-hex-security-ai-that-hacks-before-attackers-do https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/POq-hex-security-ai-that-hacks-before-attackers-do"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2021298126326280453)  2026-02-10T19:00Z 1.5M followers, 53.8K engagements


"In this episode of Design Review @aaron_epstein sits down with @jornvandijk the CEO and Co-founder of @framer. Together they unpack the brutal gray zone between early revenue and real product-market fit the pivot that reignited their growth and how to adapt as AI reshapes how we build and design software. 00:00 - Intro to Jorn van Dijk the CEO and co-founder of Framer 00:34 - Framers Scale: $2B Valuation [---] People around the globe 01:06 - Jorns Design Roots 01:49 - Why Dutch Design Culture Is So Strong 03:43 - Sofa: The Studio That Shaped Jorn (and His Co-Founder) 04:39 - Building Mac"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2021600124707701039)  2026-02-11T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 15.6K engagements


".@salus_ai is building runtime guardrails to validate your AI agents actions before they execute. By adding their API to your codebase incorrect actions are automatically blocked and your agent receives actionable feedback to self-correct. Congrats @thevedants1 and @pankev18 on the launch https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNm-salus-runtime-guardrails-that-validate-ai-agent-actions-before-they-execute https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PNm-salus-runtime-guardrails-that-validate-ai-agent-actions-before-they-execute"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2021645412487110868)  2026-02-11T18:00Z 1.5M followers, 12.6K engagements


"Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on digital superintelligence multiplanetary life and how to be useful this week at AI Startup School"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1935795261126889944)  2025-06-19T20:22Z 1.5M followers, 20.2M engagements


"OpenClaw is a new viral and scarily effective virtual assistant. But it's so hard to set up that even most engineers give up. @usebits_inc will set up your secure OpenClaw instance on the cloud batteries included in [--] minutes. Congrats on the launch @rob0the0nerd and @bailey_wickham https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/POK-klaus-get-your-openclaw-personal-assistant-in-5-minutes https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/POK-klaus-get-your-openclaw-personal-assistant-in-5-minutes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2020256254732693672)  2026-02-07T22:00Z 1.5M followers, 1.6M engagements


".@Servo7Robotics builds industry robots that work in existing operations without long and complex installations. The AI-trained robots adapt to existing processes learn on the job and deploy fast. Congrats on the launch @pieterbecking and @JasperLeuven https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PP9-servo7-robots-for-industry https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PP9-servo7-robots-for-industry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2020935732500758549)  2026-02-09T19:00Z 1.5M followers, 24.6K engagements


"The deadline to apply for the spring batch is tonight at 8pm PT All you need is an idea: https://ycombinator.com/apply https://ycombinator.com/apply"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2020958383403303216)  2026-02-09T20:30Z 1.5M followers, 499.6K engagements


"Beacon Health is building AI agents for primary care - starting with value-based care. They are on a mission to bring joy back to the practice of medicine. Congrats on the launch Mark and @ObinnaAka https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/POy-beacon-health-ai-agents-for-primary-care https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/POy-beacon-health-ai-agents-for-primary-care"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2021630311789158647)  2026-02-11T17:00Z 1.5M followers, 19.1K engagements


"Maven (@mavenpayments) lets voice AI agents collect payments during live calls. It handles card collection payment processing and compliance through a single API call. Congrats @WasiAhmed05 & @brandondboehme on the launch https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PQP-maven-payments-for-voice-ai-agents https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PQP-maven-payments-for-voice-ai-agents"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2021675609420943833)  2026-02-11T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 25.4K engagements


".@mantisbiotech provides a domain-aware data platform for life sciences that encodes biological clinical and human-performance meaning directly into datasets. Instead of raw tables that must be reinterpreted for each use case they deliver canonical reusable continuously maintained datasets that reflect how life sciences work in practice. Congrats @GWitchel on the launch https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PPX-mantis-w26-databricks-for-biomedical-and-clinical-data https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PPX-mantis-w26-databricks-for-biomedical-and-clinical-data"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2021692733841453066)  2026-02-11T21:08Z 1.5M followers, 10.9K engagements


"Robby (@robby_assistant) turns every technician visit into additional revenue for home services businesses. It surfaces high-intent opportunities helps techs sell better and captures insights from the field that usually get lost. Congrats on the launch @FerozeMohideen @JoeSchwarzmann and @_vineetj https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PPx-robby-agentic-revenue-growth-for-home-services-businesses https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PPx-robby-agentic-revenue-growth-for-home-services-businesses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2022037998427099508)  2026-02-12T20:00Z 1.5M followers, 13.7K engagements


"Congrats to @GolpoAI on the $4.1M seed Golpo is an AI video generator that turns documents prompts and scripts into complete editable whiteboard-style explainer videos in minutes. It automatically structures the story generates visuals animates scenes and adds voiceover. https://www.businessinsider.com/golpo-brothers-quit-stanford-raised-4m-ai-startup-y-combinator-2025-10 https://www.businessinsider.com/golpo-brothers-quit-stanford-raised-4m-ai-startup-y-combinator-2025-10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022083294175932700)  2026-02-12T23:00Z 1.5M followers, 46.2K engagements


"Today startups aren't winning by hiring faster but by automating as many internal functions as possible. In this episode of Main Function @garrytan breaks down how tiny teams are beating companies 20x their size by building automations into every workflow from engineering to ops to customer support. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022717473846681702 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022717473846681702"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2022717473846681702)  2026-02-14T17:00Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"Stoke Space is racing to build the world's first fully reusable rockets that can launch survive reentry and fly again almost right away. In this episode of Hard Tech @aaron_epstein sits down with @stoke_space co-founders @AndyLapsa and @Rkt_Da to find out why they chose to take on one of the hardest problems in rocket science how being a smaller startup gives them an advantage and what full reusability could unlock for the future of spaceflight. 00:00 Intro 01:16 Stoke Spaces mission: Rapid reusability 02:18 Why Second Stage capsules fail reentry 03:34 Stoke Spaces stage [--] solution 05:30"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2009278925952672217)  2026-01-08T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 249.3K engagements


"Most wearables focus on sleep and heart rate. Fort (@fortwearable) is a wearable that automatically tracks strength training for people focused on longevity. Congrats on the launch @mirandanover @paulschneider_ and @zacvalles https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PKj-fort-automatic-strength-tracking-for-people-who-care-about-longevity https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PKj-fort-automatic-strength-tracking-for-people-who-care-about-longevity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018399016677958129)  2026-02-02T19:00Z 1.5M followers, 145.8K engagements


"sitefire is building GEO on Autopilot to improve your brands AI visibility. Theyre already working with Europes largest brands. Try it at Congrats on the launch @jochenmadler and @vinckoj https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PPv-sitefire-marketing-suite-for-the-agentic-web https://sitefire.ai https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PPv-sitefire-marketing-suite-for-the-agentic-web https://sitefire.ai"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2021660510727332151)  2026-02-11T19:00Z 1.5M followers, 29.5K engagements


"Overshoot is the fastest API for real-time vision. Literally faster than human reaction time (200ms). Developers are using it to ship video agents in gaming robotics sports and security. Check out the playground: Congrats @zakariaornot and Younes on the launch https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PQO-overshoot-ai-vision-in-real-time https://overshoot.ai https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PQO-overshoot-ai-vision-in-real-time https://overshoot.ai"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2021981371808522497)  2026-02-12T16:15Z 1.5M followers, 40.1K engagements


".@avoice_ai helps architects automate the boring but important paperwork behind every building project saving firms [--] hours per architect per week. Congrats on the launch @chawinasava and @chawitasava https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PQC-avoice-the-ai-workspace-for-architects https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PQC-avoice-the-ai-workspace-for-architects"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2022053095988244579)  2026-02-12T21:00Z 1.5M followers, 16.3K engagements


"@garrytan Tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=rWUWfj_PqmM https://www.youtube.com/watchv=rWUWfj_PqmM"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022717557787234365)  2026-02-14T17:00Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements

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