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Oct 19
$30M · tolans.com
Tolan — Voice-first AI companion that remembers your conversations
Tolan is a voice-first AI companion app that uses persistent relationships and memory to provide emotional support and assist with routine tasks. Founded in 2023, the platform allows users to create customized AI characters that retain months of conversation history, enabling personalized interactions for users seeking companionship and practical help. The app features voice conversations, video calls, and integration with photos and current events to enhance user engagement. Tolan targets users caring for relatives or experiencing periods of solitude, with 70% of its user base being women aged 30-45.
SoftwareArtificial intelligenceMessagingHomebrewKhosla VenturesUnion Square Ventures · +2 · +5
speedrun SR007 · venehealth.com
Vene Health — AI patient advocate for families managing chronic conditions
Vene Health is an AI patient advocate for families managing chronic conditions, working over calls and texts. Calling and browser agents, backed by an agent-native EHR, handle appointments, referrals, refills, insurance paperwork and follow-up. Founded 2026 in San Francisco by Sujal Dhakal, Aritra Saha (led Groq core product, xAI) and Nik Nandi. HIPAA compliant.
HealthcareAI agentsa16z speedrun
speedrun SR007 · codos.ai
Codos — AI agents that automate work at public and PE-backed firms
Codos is a virtual Chief AI Officer for public and PE-backed companies: AI agents interview the workforce to find inefficiencies, then automate sales, operations and engineering workflows and deploy a company brain. Founded 2026 in San Francisco by Dima Khanarin (ex-McKinsey) and Gleb Sidora, with Meta and Tesla ML experience. Reports seven-figure live ARR growing 50% month over month.
Enterprise SaaSAI agentsAI infraa16z speedrun · +1
Oct 16
speedrun SR007 · elu.dev
Elu — Agents that run and improve your software on their own
Your software, improving itself: An autonomous product, run entirely by agents
Developer toolsAI agentsa16z speedrun
speedrun SR007 · kairo.security
Kairo — Security review and testing for code written by AI agents
Kairo is a continuous security plane for teams shipping code with AI agents: it reviews every pull request for security issues inline and keeps testing the running system, producing a signed report. Three people in San Francisco, founded 2026, in a16z speedrun cohort SR007.
InfrastructureCybersecurityAI models researcha16z speedrun · +1
speedrun SR007 · superfoundry.dev
Superintelligence Foundry — Creative AGI for invention and scientific discovery
Creative AGI for autonomous invention, scientific discovery, and company creation.
RoboticsDeep techAI models researcha16z speedrun · +1
Oct 15
YC F26 · tilo.so
Tilo — Linux-based operating system built around AI
A Linux-based, AI-native operating system.
AiopsArtificial intelligenceB2BYC · +1
YC F26 · obsessiondb.com
ObsessionDB — Managed ClickHouse hosting for AI agent workloads
ObsessionDB is fully managed hosting for ClickHouse, pitched as a real-time data warehouse for AI agents — a drop-in replacement focused on performance per dollar with no operational overhead. YC Fall 2026.
AnalyticsBig dataDatabasesYCB2B · +2
YC F26 · particularity.io
Particularity — Software for government regulators
Building the tech stack for government regulators
GovtechGovernmentYC
YC F26 · obia.io
Obia — Commercial real estate brokerage run on AI
AI-native commercial real estate brokerage
Real estateB2BProptechYCReal estate and construction · +2
speedrun SR007 · mecone.trade
Mecone — Lets exchanges list perpetual futures on any asset
We are building the financial infrastructure to let exchanges offer Perpetual Futures ("Perps") on any underlying asset.
FintechBlockchain cryptoa16z speedrun
speedrun SR007 · reelful.app
Reelful — AI agent that edits raw footage into ready-to-share videos
Personal video-editing agent turning raw footage into ready-to-share content, saving 90% of editing time
ConsumerMedia entertainment creator economyAI generative mediaa16z speedrun · +1
speedrun SR007 · kira.eco
KIRA — Recycles industrial wastewater into water for data centers
We transform industrial wastewater into clean water for data centers: we enable critical infrastructure.
InfrastructureHardwareManufacturing industrialsa16z speedrun · +1
speedrun SR007 · cooplabs.com
Coop — Industry-specific benchmarks and evals for robotics models
Independent, industry-specific benchmarks and evals for robotics models.
RoboticsHardwareAI models researcha16z speedrun · +1
Oct 14
YC F26 · runpraxis.ai
Praxis — AI agents that run intake, admin and billing for law firms
Praxis builds AI agents that run law-firm operations from first inquiry to paid invoice — intake, onboarding, admin and billing — with a lawyer approving each step. Live with US law firms. Founded by Diana Khramina (ex-Gorgias AI Agent GTM lead, McKinsey) and Maxence Guegnolle--Santi (ex-SightCall, BlaBlaCar, Uber). Fall 2026 Y Combinator company.
Artificial intelligenceLegalLegaltechYCB2B · +2
$5M Seed · marklo.ai
Marklo — Marketing agents that run campaigns for Shopify brands
Marklo is a provider of an agentic marketing platform specifically designed for brands operating on Shopify. The platform intelligently analyzes sales, marketing activities, inventory, and market trends to identify revenue opportunities and automate campaign processes. Marklo connects various tools like Shopify, Klaviyo, and Google to streamline marketing efforts for DTC brands. It offers insights and automation that help brands enhance their marketing strategies and operational efficiency.
AdvertisingSaaSAnalyticsFreestyle CapitalForerunner$1M+ · +4 · +7
$8.8M · circularityfuels.com
Circularity Fuels — Reactors that turn waste carbon into drop-in fuels
Circularity Fuels builds AI-controlled, mass-manufacturable reactors that turn waste carbon and cheap renewable power into drop-in hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals. Its October 2026 SEC Form D reports $8.79M raised toward a $10.2M offering.
Energy$1M+
speedrun SR007 · colmez.com
Colmez — AI agents for the hazardous waste industry
Agentic platform for the $248bn hazardous waste industry
Enterprise SaaSClimate energyManufacturing industrialsa16z speedrun · +1
speedrun SR007 · heybaro.com
Baro — AI general manager for consumer brands
Building the AI General Manager for Consumer Brands.
Commerce marketplacesAI agentsa16z speedrun
speedrun SR007 · switchfrog.com
Switchfrog — Turns any web product into an app for AI agents
Turn every web product into an app for agents
CybersecurityAI agentsAI infraa16z speedrun · +1
Oct 13
YC F26 · caveman.so
Caveman — Cuts the cost of running AI agents without losing quality
Caveman cuts what AI agents cost without making them dumber.
Artificial intelligenceDeveloper toolsOpen sourceYCInfrastructureB2B · +3
$6.1M Seed · lightsprint.ai
Lightsprint — Lets non-engineers turn plain English into pull requests
Lightsprint is a Y Combinator-backed startup that enables non-technical employees like product managers, designers, and operations workers to directly modify a company's codebase using AI agents. The platform converts plain English requests into reviewable pull requests, streamlining the traditional software development workflow that typically takes 2-3 months. It serves as a one-stop shop connecting to existing code, generating requirements documents, code, and live previews while maintaining engineer oversight. The startup works with over 100 companies and has a six-person team split between San Francisco and Singapore.
SoftwareArtificial intelligenceSaaS$1M+Enterprise software · +2
$3M Seed · intellivisa.ai
Intellivisa — Visa and entry clearance inside airline and travel bookings
Intellivisa is an AI-powered clearance engine that handles visa, entry, and compliance requirements for international travelers end-to-end. The platform uses agentic AI to determine entry requirements based on traveler passports and destinations, validate documents against embassy rules, complete required forms, and submit visa and travel authorizations directly to airlines and government systems. Intellivisa integrates into the post-booking flow of airlines, travel management companies, and online travel agencies, enabling travelers to be cleared before reaching the airport. The platform eliminates the need for travelers to manually research requirements, fill out forms, and manage submissions themselves.
Artificial intelligenceTravelUncommon DenominatorRecursive VenturesP2S: AltaIR CapitalSmart Partnership Capital · +4 · +7
speedrun SR007 · spacefs.com
Space — A filesystem built for AI
The infinite AI-native filesystem.
Enterprise SaaSAI agentsAI infraa16z speedrun · +1
