What Companies Are in Entrepreneur First in 2026?

This page contains the list of companies identified across Entrepreneur First's 2026 San Francisco Demo Day and Bridge Residency activity, along with company descriptions, industries, and each company's 2026 EF connection. If you're researching newly funded startups, accelerator cohorts, or emerging technology companies, this guide focuses exclusively on Entrepreneur First's 2026 activity rather than historical EF alumni.

Entrepreneur First 2026 at a Glance

Entrepreneur First 2026 companies

Industry labels above are descriptive classifications for easier browsing and are not presented as official Entrepreneur First category assignments.

Company profiles

Industry breakdown

Entrepreneur First's 2026 companies represented on this page span healthcare, fintech, artificial intelligence, robotics, cloud infrastructure, defense, logistics, construction technology, and creative AI:

These are descriptive industry classifications based on what each company builds; they are not necessarily official Entrepreneur First category assignments.

Which companies presented at Entrepreneur First's 2026 San Francisco Demo Days?

Companies in this list connected to Entrepreneur First's January 2026 San Francisco Demo Day are Buckeye AI, Truvo, Allude, M11, and Pharosyn.

Companies connected to April 2026 San Francisco Demo Day activity are Agnost AI, nook, EverSettled, Layrd, Hyphenbox, Brushless, Lavender Health, 2by4, Iridium, Elliot AI, Steadwing, Helicon, Kyber, and Nometria.

Together, these companies span AI infrastructure, healthcare, fintech, robotics, construction technology, logistics, cloud infrastructure, creative AI, and advanced manufacturing.

What is Entrepreneur First's 2026 Bridge Residency?

The Bridge is Entrepreneur First's eight-week San Francisco residency for European founders building companies in the U.S. The inaugural program began in April 2026. Founders enter at an early stage and use the residency to form teams, develop and validate ideas, launch companies, and access the Bay Area startup ecosystem.

Companies connected to the 2026 Bridge activity in this list include Lucentia and Odysser.

Where are the Entrepreneur First 2026 companies based?

The companies represented on this page have connections to San Francisco, Bangalore, London, and New York, reflecting Entrepreneur First's international founder network.

Several companies have roots in India, including Agnost AI, Hyphenbox, Brushless, and Lavender Health. Iridium is connected to London, while Lucentia is listed in New York. San Francisco plays a central role in the 2026 activity represented here through Entrepreneur First's Demo Days and The Bridge Residency.

Why these companies matter

AI is one of the strongest themes across the Entrepreneur First 2026 companies on this page, but founders are applying the technology to highly specialized industries and workflows — across healthcare operations, medical imaging, financial compliance, robotics data, creative production, incident management, cloud infrastructure, and developer tooling.

Several companies combine software with physical industries. Hyphenbox serves robotics and physical AI, Helicon is building drone-manufacturing infrastructure, and 2by4 is working in construction technology.

A number of companies also showed early commercial traction in 2026: Agnost AI crossed $50,000 ARR, Layrd reported $300,000 in contracted ARR, Iridium reported $130,000 in projected ARR from two customers, 2by4 closed $48,000 in contracts within six weeks, and Helicon reported $19 million in LOIs.

How we built this list

The companies on this page were discovered using Agent Jesse, which identifies companies from live startup and market activity across the web. For the Entrepreneur First 2026 list, company information was reviewed against available program announcements, Demo Day information, residency details, and company sources to establish each company's connection to Entrepreneur First's 2026 activity.

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