Unpopular Ventures

Loadsmart

Chicago

Loadsmart is a next-gen freight technology platform and 4PL that lower costs, increase efficiency, and digitize transportation for Shippers.

Ready

New York

Ready Homes is a startup that raised $10 million, using technology and legal innovations to address affordable housing by acquiring real estate, increasing density, and leasing by room. Its founding team includes veterans from Bain Capital,

Inversion

Playa Vista

Inversion builds space capsules to return cargo back to Earth for the commercial, civil, and defense industries.

Localyze

Hamburg

Localyze is a software to manage your international team: Relocate international hires, temporarily transfer employees.

Umba

Nairobi

Umba is an African digital bank, offering free bank accounts and financial services to customers in Kenya and Nigeria

Capi Money

London

Capi Money enables African businesses to pay international suppliers at price and speed similar to the US and Europe, positioning as a fast-growing Series-A startup backed by over $18M from investors including Creandum, Y Combinator, Genera

Toma

San Francisco

Toma provides an AI and software suite for automotive dealers, backed by top investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Y Combinator, and partnered with Lithia Motors and Cox Automotive; it has 100+ U.S. dealers and seven-figure ARR within

Constrafor

New York

Constrafor is a SaaS and fintech innovator for construction, delivering back-office and financial transactions solutions to general contractors and subcontractors, aiming to set new standards in construction productivity and cost-efficiency

222place

Los Angeles

The company is an early-stage startup building a consumer social product for real-life connections via in-person encounters. The company is backed by General Catalyst, Y Combinator (W23), Upfront Ventures, NEA, Jaegermeister, 1517 Fund, Cor

BLAST

Copenhagen

Copenhagen-based · media & entertainment.

Taiv

Winnipeg

Taiv is a Winnipeg-based advertising technology startup, VC-backed and a Y Combinator alumnus that completed a Series A, serving 1,000+ venues and brands like AbInBev, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and ESPN. It covers hardware installation/maintenance

Vitalize

San Francisco

Vitalize is building an operating system for hospital operations, starting with staffing and scheduling optimization. Backed by Y Combinator and leading health systems, it reached seven-figures in ARR in under six months.

Terra One

Berlin

At Terra One, we are pioneers in driving Europe's transition to climate neutrality through cutting-edge battery storage solutions. By developing and operating large-scale energy storage systems, we stabilise the power grid and drive renewable energy integration, making clean energy available and affordable anytime. With expertise in project development, asset management, and energy trading, we develop and operate grid-scale storage projects. Our algorithmic power trading platform uses a unique machine-learning architecture to operate our batteries autonomously. In partnership with communities

Zuma

San Francisco

Zuma provides Kelsey, an AI leasing assistant for multifamily resident lifecycle, helping operators automate leasing and resident tasks. It blends agentic AI with humans-in-the-loop to preserve brand voice, accuracy, and empathy, and runs 2

Joon Health

San Francisco

Joon Health offers an integrated digital platform for pediatric behavior disorders (ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression), aiming to become the first-line digital treatment; since 2022 it has 20,000+ paying subscribers and over $6 million in f

Clarion

New York

Clarion is a New York-based healthcare AI company building an AI-driven communication platform for health systems and providers. Backed by Accel, Y Combinator, Sequoia, it has processed hundreds of thousands of patient interactions across c

Breyta

Oslo

Oslo-based · sales & marketing tech.

Jentic

Dublin

Enterprise agent integration and business logic platform

Drillbit

Austin

Drillbit, YC startup building a self-managed FSM platform to lower housing costs, has raised $8.5M at a $50M valuation. Its AI Mason has generated $95M GMV across 90k+ opportunities,Booking jobs ~3x faster than CSRs and fueling $16M/$35M AR

Kaizo

Amsterdam

Amsterdam-based · ai & machine learning.

Emerge Career

New York

Emerge Career provides government-focused technology to unify the entire workforce development cycle—from recruitment and career assessment to vocational matching, training and coaching, employment, and retention—promising to build America'

Copenhagen Atomics

Kastrup

Copenhagen Atomics is a manufacturer of thorium reactors.

Hadrius

San Francisco

Hadrius automates and consolidates securities compliance for investment firms, serving over 500 institutions and more than $5 trillion AUM. A YC W23 alum with over $10M ARR, it’s described as fastest-growing company in its space and an emer

Hestus

California

Hestus develops AI-powered CAD software to accelerate hardware development. Led by ex-Cruise engineers Kevin Chu and Sohrab Haghighat, a two-time YC founder who built SpaceRyde, the startup is fast-growing and leverages deep robotics and ae

Hapi

Portland

Hapi is the leading US investment platform for Latin American clients, a Robinhood-style app democratizing access to stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies with no minimums and low commissions, enabling users to buy, sell, and hold in minutes.

Spendbase

Kyiv

Stop Spending Around

Community Phone Company

San Francisco

The company offers a cloud-based phone system for small businesses without call centers, aiming to prevent missed orders and enable modern telephony without IT staff; it was part of Y Combinator W19.

Pickle

San Francisco

Pickle is a New York startup building an AI avatar that speaks in your voice to connect on your behalf, aiming to scale human ties in the age of AI, backed by Y Combinator, NFX, Krew Capital, and BASS Ventures.

Turion Space

California

Turion Space aims to enable humanity’s interplanetary future by tackling orbital debris and developing stabilization technology to address the threat, with this challenge serving as a test-bed for future asteroid resource extraction.

Borong

Kuala Lumpur

borong is a SaaS-enabled marketplace that connects brands like Unilever and Nestle with local retailers in Southeast Asia, aiming to redefine the sourcing and procurement experience in Southeast Asia; it is described as one of Malaysia’s fa

Spot Health

Cincinnati

Spot Health provides solutions for health brands to offer lab-analyzed diagnostic tests with at-home collection kits, handling kits, logistics, and lab integrations. It has launched in a retailer and plans expansion to another, aiming for 2

AIVideo.com

San Francisco

AIVideo.com is a vertically integrated studio that brings creators together every 10 weeks to produce content in a mansion, using viral feedback to productize ideas. It grew to $1.3M ARR in 12 months and seeks 10x growth, inviting talent.

Kyte

San Francisco

Kyte addresses a large market by balancing technology and operations to deliver a seamless, magical, and consistent customer experience centered on convenience.

Tydo

San Francisco

Tydo builds AI-powered personalization for ecommerce brands, helping them translate data into trusted, personalized shopping experiences; backed by Tier 1 investors like YC, Greylock, Alt Capital, and Manresa Ventures, and serving retailers

Digi

Buenos Aires

Digi is a fintech startup that digitizes financial institutions and promotes financial inclusion for all customers, with a mission to simplify the financial world through technology.

Foundation

Boston

Boston-based.

Encore

Stockholm

Stockholm-based.

CurlMix

Chicago

Chicago-based.

Hint Health

San Francisco

San Francisco-based.

Swan Bitcoin

Calabasas

Calabasas-based.

Carry

Brooklyn

Brooklyn-based.

SMBX

San Francisco

San Francisco-based.

Outer

Santa Monica

Santa Monica-based.

Frame - Fertility & Family Building

San Francisco

San Francisco-based.

Acre

San Francisco

San Francisco-based.

Overview Energy

Washington

Washington-based.

Omi AI

San Francisco

San Francisco-based.

Turbine Finance

Santa Monica

Santa Monica-based.

EarthGrid PBC

Richmond

Richmond-based.

Magic Mind

Venice

Venice-based.

Volantis

San Francisco

San Francisco-based.

The Swarm

San Francisco

San Francisco-based.

Readyly

New York

New York-based.

TrustPoint

Leesburg

Leesburg-based.

Carbon Lighthouse

San Francisco

San Francisco-based.

Rocketable

San Francisco

San Francisco-based.

YoLa Fresh

Casablanca

Casablanca-based.

Love.com

Miami

Miami-based.

Kashier

Gîza

Gîza-based.

Mora Health

San Antonio

San Antonio-based.

Farcana

Dubai

Dubai-based.

Velontra

Cincinnati

Cincinnati-based.

NORDA Dynamics

Lviv

Lviv-based.

EquityList

New Delhi

New Delhi-based.

Instock

Burlingame

Burlingame-based.

Omnic.AI

Brunswick

Brunswick-based.

Cardinal Gray

San Francisco

San Francisco-based.

Rubik

New York

New York-based.

DeepSim

Mountain View

Mountain View-based.

Big Cabal Media

Lagos

Lagos-based.

Sylvatica Biotech

North Charleston

North Charleston-based.

Boost Technology

London

London-based.

Localie

Amsterdam

Amsterdam-based.

Unloc

Oslo

Oslo-based.

Billpocket

Mexico City

Mexico City-based.

EqualTo

Berlin

Berlin-based.

Starlight Charging

Austin

Austin-based.

Kirana Pro

Bengaluru

Bengaluru-based.

Linum

San Francisco

San Francisco-based.

Khyaal

Mumbai

Mumbai-based.

Tennibot

Auburn

Auburn-based.

Caravel

Portland

Portland-based.

Stronger Brains

San Francisco

San Francisco-based.

wellfound

New York

New York-based.

Sniffspot

Seattle

Seattle-based.

Synthesis

Los Angeles

Los Angeles-based.

Gardeneur

San Francisco

San Francisco-based.

Induct

Dublin

Dublin-based.

tocco

Paris

Paris-based.

Backgammon Galaxy

Nicosia

Nicosia-based.

ChefsList

Frankfurt

Frankfurt-based.

ANQ Finance

Bangalore

Bangalore-based.

R2DIO

Berkeley

Berkeley-based.

escs

Munich

Munich-based.

Transfez

Jakarta

Jakarta-based.

ZipperTax

San Francisco

San Francisco-based.

Jiggle

London

London-based.

Udhaar

Bangalore

Bangalore-based.

Progressive Therapeutics

Framingham

Framingham-based.

Orbital Operations

Long Beach

Orbital Operations is developing a high-thrust space vehicle for satellite defense to enable rapid-response orbital capabilities, led by co-founders Ross Doherty and Ben Schleuniger, whose backgrounds at Aerojet Rocketdyne, Blue Origin, Rel

Finbar

London

AI-powered financial data platform.