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Aug 11
$4M Seed · soctera.com
Soctera — Power amplifiers for defense radar and communications
Soctera builds power amplifiers that extend the range, fidelity, and reliability of modern systems that detect threats and carry critical communications. From defense radar and electronic warfare to satellite and commercial networks, Soctera is building the semiconductor foundation these next-generation systems will run on.
ManufacturingSatellite communicationRed Bear VenturesMana Ventures9 Yards CapitalMultiball Capital · +2 · +5
$30M Seed · pathway.com
Pathway — Real-time data processing engine and framework for live AI
Pathway is building live AI systems that think and learn in real-time as humans do. Underpinned by the fastest data processing engine on the market and an AI framework, it lays the foundations for an organization’s full and evolving AI transformation journey without the need for re-platforming. Pathway is trusted by the likes of NATO, La Poste and Formula 1 racing teams.
SoftwareJonathan FrankleWs Investment Co.Kadmos CapitalRed Bridge VenturesTq Ventures · +2 · +5
$30.5M Series A · silicondata.com
Silicon Data — Data and intelligence on compute markets
Silicon Data is on a mission to revolutionize compute markets through unparalleled data transparency. As pioneers in the field, Silicon Data is dedicated to developing cutting-edge products that provide essential intelligence and efficiency to compute markets worldwide.
SoftwareAnalyticsSo Gal VenturesSancus VenturesBlank VCHack · +12 · +15
Aug 10
$15M Series B · ranch-bot.com
Ranchbot Monitoring Solutions — Remote water monitoring for ranchers
Ranchbot Monitoring Solutions is the leading provider of remote water monitoring solutions for ranchers. They focus on building relationships with ranchers, educational institutions championing sustainable water management practices, and other strategic partners.
FarmingWaterMacdoch VenturesLever VCThe Cultiv8 Livestock Technology FundBuilders VC · +3 · +6
$52.8M
EarthGrid PBC raises a $52.8M round
Earth Grid Pbc announced it raised $52.8 Million in an initial filing from an offering of $57.6 Million
$50M+
$5M · safeprogroup.com
Safe Pro Group — AI that spots landmines in drone imagery for governments
Safe Pro Group Inc. is a leading provider of artificial intelligence solutions specializing in drone imagery processing. The company focuses on developing novel threat detection solutions for government and defense stakeholders. With its patented SpotlightAI™ technology, Safe Pro enhances situational awareness for humanitarian and governmental operations in landmine detection. The company operates globally, leveraging advanced machine learning models and extensive datasets.
Information technologyArtificial intelligencePublic safety$1M+ · +1
$1.4B Series C · skild.ai
Skild AI — Foundation model for low-cost robots across industries
Skild AI is an AI robotics company focused on building a scalable foundation model for robotics. They are breaking the data barrier in robotics by training their model on a significant amount of data points. Their goal is to enable the use of low-cost robots across a broad range of industries and applications, addressing labor shortages and potentially dangerous tasks.
Artificial intelligenceMachine learningRoboticsSalesforce VenturesSchneider ElectricLg · +7 · +10
$27.4M · checkerspot.com
Checkerspot — Nutritional fats and oils hard to source from nature
Checkerspot is a pioneering biotechnology company and Certified B Corporation™ that develops high value triglyceride fats and oils not easily or sustainably sourced from nature, at commercially relevant scale & cost, providing market-ready ingredients critical to meeting our nutritional needs at every phase of life.
OtherBiotechnology$10M+
YC S26 · financialdatasets.ai
Financial Datasets — Connects AI agents to the stock market
Connect your agent to the stock market
Artificial intelligenceFintechStocksYCB2B · +2
Aug 9
YC S26 · gopacific.ai
Pacific — Micro data centers for harsh places on Earth and in space
Micro data centers for the harshest places on Earth and in space.
FintechRoboticsSpace technologyYCManufacturingArtificial intelligence · +1 · +4
Aug 7
YC F26 · oasive.ai
Oasive — Automates research, valuation and reporting for bonds
Automating research, valuation, and reporting for the bond market
FinopsFintechInvestmentsYC · +1
YC F26 · workers.io
Workers IO — Deterministic virtual machines
Deterministic Virtual Machines
Developer toolsB2BArtificial intelligenceYC · +1
YC S26 · getaudun.com
Audun — AI-native debt collection
AI-native debt collection
Artificial intelligenceFintechFinanceYC · +1
$150M · nironmagnetics.com
Niron Magnetics — Rare-earth-free permanent magnets made from iron nitride
Niron Magnetics is developing the world’s first advanced manufacturing process for the mass production of permanent magnets powered by its breakthrough material formulation. Niron’s proprietary Clean Earth Magnet™ technology based on Iron nitride enables magnets that possess inherently higher magnetization and can be produced at a lower cost compared to today’s rare-earth magnets and will enable a revolution in the design of new electric motors and generators. Niron participates in a U.S. Department of Energy funded project that aims to develop more cost effective and sustainable drivetrains for electric vehicles.
ManufacturingEnergy$100M+
Aug 6
YC S26 · neuromorphic.vision
Neuromorphic — Robot brains that work across any robot body
Building embodiment agnostic robot brains.
Artificial intelligenceHard techRoboticsYCB2BBiotechnology · +1 · +4
YC S26 · exosat.com
Exosat — A sovereign alternative to Starlink
Building a sovereign Starlink
IoTSpace technologySatellitesYCAerospaceTelecommunications · +1 · +4
YC F26 · herdr.dev
herdr — An open runtime for AI agents
building the open agent runtime
Artificial intelligenceDeveloper toolsAI assistantYCB2B · +2
YC S26 · jcode.sh
Solo Labs — Coding agents
Coding Agents
Developer toolsArtificial intelligenceConsumerYC · +1
$150M Series A · arena.ai
LMArena — Open community platform for evaluating AI models
LMArena is an open community platform for evaluating AI models, aiming to bring scientific rigor to AI reliability. It provides a neutral, reproducible infrastructure that allows researchers, developers, and users to understand AI model performance in real-world scenarios. With a focus on community-driven science, LMArena facilitates open evaluation and makes AI assessments transparent and reliable. The platform seeks to continuously innovate based on community feedback.
Artificial intelligenceMachine learningUc InvestmentsFelicis$100M+ · +2
$10M Seed · malachyte.com
Malachyte — Real-time shopper personalization for online retailers
Malachyte is a behavior intelligence company co-founded by a team from Spotify, specializing in advanced personalization for e-commerce. Their technology leverages behavior analysis to optimize the online shopping experience for every visitor, enhancing conversion rates for retailers. The company aims to address the challenges of static website experiences in the face of rising customer acquisition costs. Malachyte's solutions are designed to read shopper intent and adapt in real-time, making online commerce more effective.
E commerceFashionInternetHarpoon VenturesGradient VenturesBessemer Venture Partners · +1 · +4
YC F26
Forward launches at YC (Fall 2026)
Unifying Global Private Credit
Artificial intelligenceFintechB2BYC · +1
Aug 5
YC F26 · onepatch.dev
OnePatch — AI SRE that catches production incidents and ships the fix
OnePatch is a forward-deployed AI SRE that automates on-call at agent scale. It instruments your services, watches how they actually behave in production, catches incidents, and drives each one to resolution — think Datadog, except it doesn't stop at telling you something broke, it ships the fix. Founded in 2026 by Shalin Patel and Deep Utkarsh, OnePatch is based in San Francisco and is part of Y Combinator's Fall 2026 batch.
DevOpsAutomationArtificial intelligenceYCB2B · +2
YC S26 · arbital.xyz
Arbital — A trading terminal for perps, memes and stocks
The trading terminal for perps, memes, and stocks.
DefiCrypto web3TradingYCFintech · +2
$37M Series B · windbornesystems.com
WindBorne Systems — Long-duration smart weather balloons for better forecasts
Global sensing for better weather forecasts. WindBorne designs, builds, and operates a constellation of long-duration smart weather balloons targeting the most critical data in the atmosphere.
Information technologyLux CapitalTrans Link CapitalGalvanizeKhosla Ventures$10M+ · +3
