Y COMBINATOR

About Y Combinator

Startup accelerator and seed investor. Has funded many leading AI startups including OpenAI.

Recent News about Y Combinator

• Warp secures $60M Series B to build AI‑native HR platform

  On June 26, 2026, AI‑native HR and payroll platform Warp announced a $60 million Series B round led by Battery Ventures, with Peak XV, Sound Ventures and Y Combinator participating. The New York‑based startup says it doubled ARR in Q1 and expects to process over $2 billion in payroll volume this year as it automates multi‑state payroll, tax and benefits workflows using AI agents.

  Source: FinTech Global2026-06-27T05:07:33.483Z

• Coval.ai raises $28M to benchmark voice AI agent performance

  Economic Times’ ETtech Deals Digest on June 26, 2026 reported that voice AI agent evaluation startup Coval.ai has raised a $28 million Series A round led by Norwest, with Base10 Partners, Twilio Ventures, Y Combinator, MaC Ventures and Swift Ventures participating. Founded in 2024, the company says the round brings its total funding to $31 million.

  Source: The Economic Times (ETtech)2026-06-26T15:43:00.000Z

• Coval raises $28M Series A for voice AI testing platform

  San Francisco–based Coval announced on June 24, 2026 a $28 million Series A round led by Norwest, with participation from Base10 Partners, Twilio Ventures and Y Combinator. The company provides infrastructure to test, monitor and evaluate autonomous voice agents at scale for enterprises deploying voice and chat AI.

  Source: citybiz2026-06-24T21:10:13.686Z

• Taktile raises $110M Series C to scale AI decision agents

  On June 24, 2026 decisioning platform Taktile announced a $110 million Series C round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from Balderton, Index Ventures, Tiger Global, Y Combinator and Dig Ventures. The company will use the capital to expand its agentic AI platform for automating high‑stakes banking and insurance decisions across the US, EMEA and Latin America.

  Source: Business Wire2026-06-24T21:10:12.512Z

• Starcloud raises $170m to build orbital AI data centers

  Starcloud announced on April 2, 2026 that it has raised a $170 million Series A at a $1.1 billion valuation, making it Y Combinator’s fastest-ever unicorn. The Redmond-based startup will use the capital to build orbital data centers designed to relieve the terrestrial energy bottleneck for large-scale AI compute.

  Source: StreetInsider (Business Wire)2026-04-02T07:00:00.000Z

• DiligenceSquared raises $5M seed to automate PE due diligence with AI

  On March 6, 2026 DiligenceSquared announced a $5 million seed round led by RELENTLESS with participation from Y Combinator and other investors to fund its AI-native commercial due diligence platform. AI Insider’s March 7 write‑up says the New York‑based startup uses voice agents, automated synthesis, and interactive reports to replace traditional consulting‑led due‑diligence projects for private equity funds. ([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/diligencesquared-raises-5m-to-bring-ai-driven-commercial-due-diligence-to-private-equity-302706143.html))

  Source: PR Newswire2026-03-07T22:07:21.245Z

• Taiv raises $13M to scale AI in-venue TV advertising network

  Miami-based adtech startup Taiv closed a $13 million growth round combining equity and debt, announced February 10, 2026. The AI-powered platform uses real-time video models and edge hardware in bars and restaurants to swap in targeted ads during TV commercial breaks, bringing Taiv’s total funding to over $30 million.([refreshmiami.com](https://refreshmiami.com/news/taiv-raises-13m-to-scale-its-ai-powered-in-venue-ad-network/))

  Source: Refresh Miami2026-02-10T22:12:59.109Z

• Bolna lands $6.3M seed to build India-first multilingual voice AI platform

  Bolna announced on January 21, 2026 that it raised a $6.3 million seed round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Y Combinator, Blume Ventures and others. The Bengaluru-based startup’s platform has scaled from handling 1,500 to over 200,000 daily calls since May 2025, across more than 10 Indian languages.

  Source: Bolna2026-01-21T00:30:00.000Z

• Emergent AI funding boom echoes in India-focused coverage

  Indian and global outlets on January 20, 2026 highlighted that Emergent, an AI "vibe‑coding" startup, raised $70 million in a Series B round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Khosla Ventures at a $300 million valuation. The company reported reaching $50 million in ARR and over 5 million users within seven months of launch.

  Source: Business Standard2026-01-20T13:04:00.000Z

• Emergent secures $70M Series B to scale AI ‘vibe‑coding’ platform

  San Francisco‑ and Bengaluru‑based AI startup Emergent raised a $70 million Series B round jointly led by Khosla Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, announced on January 20, 2026. The company says it has grown ARR from $100,000 to $50 million in seven months, with over 5 million users building web and mobile apps via AI agents. ([01net.it](https://www.01net.it/emergent-raises-70m-from-khosla-ventures-and-softbank-vision-fund-2-to-enable-anyone-to-turn-ideas-into-monetizable-software/))

  Source: Business Wire (via 01net)2026-01-20T10:00:00.000Z