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YC Summer 2018 AI Companies

Every AI company in Y Combinator's Summer 2018 batch — 20 startups, 18 still active, 2 acquired. Team sizes, verticals, and locations.

Companies
20
Active
18
Acquired
2
Headcount
1,107
Dossiers
6
Verticals in this batch 37 tracked
saas5 fintech3 generative ai2 chatbot2 b2b2 developer tools2 automation1 education1
All 20 companies largest first
Leena AI
We at Leena AI build a virtual assistant that answers employee's…
S2018 500 people New York City DOSSIER
Klarity
Klarity: Your Always-On AI Analyst, Advisor & Coach
S2018 Est. 2017 128 people San Francisco DOSSIER
Kunduz
Kunduz provides instant answers to students' questions and makes…
S2018 Est. 2016 85 people Istanbul DOSSIER
Prodigal
Lending Intelligence Software
S2018 Est. 2018 65 people Mountain View DOSSIER
TENDERD
AI Platform for Efficient and Sustainable Operations
S2018 Est. 2018 60 people Dubai - United Arab Emirates DOSSIER
Regology
AI Agents for Regulatory Compliance
S2018 Est. 2017 60 people Palo Alto DOSSIER
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AI Document Fraud Detection for Banks, Credit Unions & Lenders
S2018 Est. 2017 35 people San Francisco
LemonBox
AI-generated personalized nutrition solutions, built for you daily.
S2018 Est. 2016 20 people San Francisco
Mutiny
Your AI agent for creating anything customer-facing, in minutes.
S2018 Est. 2018 20 people New York
Anima App
Design to Code & On-brand Vibe-coding
S2018 Est. 2017 20 people New York
JITX
Automatic circuit board design.
S2018 18 people San Francisco
BrainHi
Automated receptionist that answers missed calls for local businesses
S2018 Est. 2017 18 people San Juan
SPATE
Trends prediction for marketers
S2018 Est. 2018 15 people New York
Rain Neuromorphics
We build artificial intelligence processors inspired by the brain.
S2018 12 people Redwood City ACQUIRED
Phiar
We are developing a revolutionary AI-powered augmented reality…
S2018 Est. 2017 12 people Redwood City ACQUIRED
Data Driven Bioscience
Cancer Diagnosis 10X faster, 10X cheaper
S2018 Est. 2018 10 people Durham
OWNY
Manage capital, investors & banking in one place.
S2018 Est. 2019 10 people Palo Alto
Alpha Vantage
Developer-friendly and enterprise-grade APIs for financial market…
S2018 Est. 2017 8 people Boston
Quickchat AI
Conversation Design platform to build Al Assistants tailored to your…
S2018 Est. 2018 7 people Warsaw
Aesthetic
Your AI-powered creative apprentice 🪄
S2018 Est. 2018 4 people New York
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