274 startups in this batch
YC W23 was the 'SVB Batch,' defined by the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the explosive arrival of GPT-4 mid-program. Founders entered a world of tightening venture capital and exited into the first true frenzy of the Generative AI gold rush, forcing a rapid pivot from traditional SaaS to model-driven architectures.
This cohort validated the shift from workflow automation to agentic intelligence, proving that enterprise buyers were ready for autonomous outcomes in compliance, marketing, and fintech. They demonstrated a massive appetite for localized infrastructure in emerging markets and the use of AI to solve high-stakes operational pain in biotech and security.
Many early movers fell into the 'wrapper trap,' building thin layers over LLMs that were quickly sherlocked by platform updates. The core failure was over-reliance on model novelty rather than deep integration into existing messy workflows; builders today must prioritize proprietary data moats over API speed.
The opportunity lies in fully autonomous vertical agents that replace entire departments rather than just assisting them. A solo builder can now take the core logic of W23's influencer or compliance platforms and rebuild them as zero-human-in-the-loop systems that handle everything from discovery to legal execution.
Adventris makes cancer vaccines
Prototype, Experiment & Evaluate AI Pipelines in a Spreadsheet-like UI
Invest in top Private Equity and Private Credit starting at $10k
Bluedot is a single payment platform for EV drivers and fleets.
Building infrastructure tools to help large companies customize theirβ¦
Create beautiful videos & docs for any product or process in minutes
Delinquency reduction and automation software for institutionalβ¦
Helps Developers build stunning UI Lightning Fast β‘οΈ
AI-powered revenue cycle management platform automating end-to-end processes from eligibility verification to collections with specialized AI agents.
Workflow software for solar & energy contractors βοΈπ
AI to increase payment acceptance and reduce fraud for businesses
Open source tools & services for reliable AI Agents & AI Applications
AI coding copilot engineered for performance
The only DAST that works with modern stack and tests business logic
AI Co-Pilot for Health Insurers to Authorize Treatment Faster
One platform for corporate occupiers to manage their office portfolios
Hire the best AI Sales employees | AI SDR | AI RevOps | AI EA
Chrome extension that creates support, training, and marketing assets 10x faster from screen and audio recordings using AI.
The open source, fullstack monitoring platform: stop guessing whyβ¦
Unified platform for secrets, certs, and privileged access management
We help global software companies comply with local tax reporting
We develop ML that optimizes how batteries in the grid store energy
Open-source LLM Gateway that standardizes access to 100+ large language models using the OpenAI API format.
Deterministic inference API for large language models ensuring consistent, reproducible outputs without random variance.
AI platform for investigating and resolving engineering incidents
Accelerate clinical trials with real-time, actionable insights
Product design tool that lets everyone design like a designer
Transform any software to multi-cloud SaaS in minutes not years
AI-powered customer support automation for fast-growing companies
Streamline EV charger installations for real estate developers
AI Agents for Residential Property Managers & Real Estate Developers
Our mission is to make Voice AI accessible and useful to all.
AI RCM assistant that handles any insurance task on payer portals forβ¦
The operating system for building mission-critical enterprise apps.
Your self-generating, self-maintaining code knowledge base.
The API for Diagnostic Test Analysis (COVID-19, FLU, RSV, STD,β¦
Empowering every doctor and every patient to participate in research
One place for all your queries, directly on your SQL editor
Phone AI that Captures Every Dealership Revenue Opportunity
PaaS-like experience with the power of Kubernetes, on your cloud
Social Radar is the best way to search for posts, people, andβ¦
The best way to stream LLM thinking traces to your frontend
Single source of truth for your clinic's finances and supply chain.
Scheduling software for digital health clinics to do more with less.
Vendah is building a Faire-style marketplace for LATAMβs +50Mβ¦