Blue Magma, a startup building AI agents for SOC 2 compliance, has shifted its sales strategy to target AI agents rather than humans, after an agent responded to a LinkedIn post and connected the comp…
Traceforce (YC S26) launches a platform providing visibility and control over AI applications like ChatGPT and Claude on company devices, detecting how they connect to data sources via MCPs. The tool,…
Coasty (YC S26) launched an API for computer-use agents that lets developers run autonomous tasks on managed machines, compose them into workflows, and drop to prediction primitives for direct control…
PgDog (YC P25), a startup building a scaling engine for PostgreSQL, is hiring a founding software engineer. The company is in production, used by dozens of companies, and seeks a Rust expert to work o…
Moss, a Y Combinator-backed startup building a real-time semantic search layer for conversational AI, is hiring a Senior or Staff SDK Engineer. The role involves owning the architecture and evolution …
YC-backed TesterArmy launched an AI agent platform that automates end-to-end testing on web and mobile apps using plain-English test descriptions, eliminating the need for test code or selectors. The …
Trellis AI, a YC W24 graduate, is hiring a product lead to build AI agents that accelerate patient access to life-saving therapies by automating administrative workflows like prior authorizations and …
A Hacker News user asked which job roles are best positioned to leverage artificial intelligence, sparking discussion on AI's impact on various professions.…
YC's Spring 2026 batch of 194 startups was scored on public data, revealing that nearly half are building tools for AI agents. Agent infrastructure companies scored highest on average, but many face l…
A new tool grades startup growth rates against Paul Graham's 15%-a-month benchmark, analyzing monthly revenue to project billion-dollar trajectories and provide actionable growth insights.…
A Hacker News user reported a job posting from Gauntlet AI, which they believe is linked to Lambda School (YC S17), as a potential scam website being advertised on the platform. The user expressed con…
BitBoard, a Y Combinator-backed startup from the W25 batch, launched an analytics workspace designed to integrate with AI agents. The platform allows users to generate dashboards and analysis from AI …
Hazel (YC W24), an AI-enabled procurement platform for government agencies, is hiring a full stack engineer to deploy and scale its technology for a major U.S. government contract. The role, which req…
A Hacker News user asked the community for recommendations on the best library or platform for browsing AI agents tailored to specific needs, rather than relying on what is available within a given la…
Y Combinator launched Paxel, a tool that analyzes coding sessions from AI-powered development tools like Claude, Codex, and Cursor to help developers understand their building habits. The tool, which …
A developer argued that token economics in AI systems are fundamentally flawed and called for new approaches, drawing inspiration from natural systems. The critique, posted on Hacker News, challenged …
Cost.dev (YC W21) launched a new CLI designed for coding agents that reduces Claude's output token usage by up to 79% and API costs by up to 67% compared to a bare-Claude baseline. The tool runs local…
A developer named Daniel-Pan released Seaticket.ai, an AI agent designed to autonomously resolve customer support issues. The tool, shared on Hacker News, aims to handle support tickets end-to-end wit…
Hyper (YC P26) launched a shared "company brain" that ingests data from Slack, email, calendars, and documents to power AI agents with comprehensive, up-to-date company context. The system builds a hy…
Skyvern, a Y Combinator-backed open-source AI agent startup from the S23 batch, is hiring a Developer Relations Engineer to expand its reach among developers. The company seeks a candidate who can cre…