What Companies Were in Y Combinator W25?
The Y Combinator Winter 2025 (W25) batch included 144 startups building across AI, developer tools, healthcare, fintech, robotics, enterprise software, biotech, and construction technology — including BlindPay, Gale, Mentra, Mastra, Leaping AI, Browser Use, Red Barn Robotics, AfterQuery, HealthKey, General Trajectory, Cedar, Careforce, Infinite, Tejas AI, and Handoff.
Y Combinator W25 at a Glance
| Accelerator | Y Combinator |
| Batch | Winter 2025 (W25) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Companies covered | 144 |
| Industries represented | AI, developer tools, healthcare, fintech, robotics, biotech, enterprise software, construction technology and more |
| Signals tracked | Accelerator participation, funding, hiring, launches, partnerships, usage and growth |
| Primary use | Startup discovery and lead generation |
What companies were in the Y Combinator W25 batch?
This page covers 144 companies from Y Combinator Winter 2025, spanning AI infrastructure, developer tools, healthcare, fintech, robotics, biotech, construction technology, enterprise software, cybersecurity, consumer technology, aerospace, semiconductors, and other categories.
| # | Company | Industry / Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlindPay | Financial Technology / Payments |
| 2 | Gale | Legal Tech / HR Tech |
| 3 | Mentra | Augmented Reality / Wearables |
| 4 | Mastra | Developer Tools / AI SDK |
| 5 | Leaping AI | Conversational AI |
| 6 | Spott | HR Tech / B2B SaaS |
| 7 | Wildcard | E-commerce / AI |
| 8 | QualGent | Developer Tools / QA |
| 9 | Pickle | Consumer AI / Hardware |
| 10 | Abundant | AI Infrastructure |
| 11 | Browser Use | AI Agents |
| 12 | GradeWiz | EdTech / AI |
| 13 | Misprint | Not specified |
| 14 | Nextbyte | Not specified |
| 15 | Rebolt | Not specified |
| 16 | Red Barn Robotics | Robotics / Agriculture |
| 17 | Retrofit | Not specified |
| 18 | Splash | Not specified |
| 19 | Exla | AI Infrastructure |
| 20 | ReJot | Developer Tools |
| 21 | superglue | Developer Tools / Data |
| 22 | Promptless | B2B SaaS |
| 23 | Sennu AI | B2B SaaS / Sales |
| 24 | WOZCODE | Developer Tools |
| 25 | Oki Home | Consumer Hardware / AI |
| 26 | Vora | HealthTech / Consumer |
| 27 | Adam | 3D Printing / Developer Tools |
| 28 | FuseAI | AI |
| 29 | AfterQuery | AI Infrastructure / Data |
| 30 | Caseflood | Legal Tech / AI |
| 31 | careCycle | HealthTech / AI |
| 32 | Calltree AI | B2B SaaS |
| 33 | Tally | FinTech / Accounting |
| 34 | Bluebook | FinTech |
| 35 | Toothy AI | HealthTech / B2B SaaS |
| 36 | Agentin AI | Enterprise Software / AI |
| 37 | Sammy | Developer Tools / QA |
| 38 | Mercura | B2B SaaS / Manufacturing |
| 39 | Solidroad | HR Tech / B2B SaaS |
| 40 | Opine | Social Media / AI |
| 41 | Exin Therapeutics | BioTech |
| 42 | HealthKey | HealthTech |
| 43 | Overstand | B2B SaaS / Analytics |
| 44 | General Trajectory | Robotics / AI |
| 45 | Uncommon Therapeutics | BioTech |
| 46 | YouShift | HealthTech / HR |
| 47 | Ovlo | E-commerce / AI |
| 48 | HUD | Developer Tools / AI |
| 49 | Rocketable | B2B Software |
| 50 | Cedar | B2B Software |
| 51 | Onlook | Developer Tools |
| 52 | ThirdLayer | B2B Software |
| 53 | Vantel | B2B Software |
| 54 | Artifact | AI / Software |
| 55 | Axal | AI / Software |
| 56 | Dexterity | Software |
| 57 | Gulp | Software |
| 58 | TrainLoop | Software / AI |
| 59 | TamLabs | Software |
| 60 | Ergo | Software |
| 61 | CopyCat | AI / Software |
| 62 | Pig | Software |
| 63 | TensorPool | AI Infrastructure |
| 64 | Dalus | Software |
| 65 | Roark | Software |
| 66 | Mecha Health | HealthTech |
| 67 | Harper | Software |
| 68 | Bild AI | AI |
| 69 | CentralComs | B2B Software |
| 70 | AquaShield | Software |
| 71 | Rudus | Software |
| 72 | Vestris | Software |
| 73 | FlowManual | B2B Software |
| 74 | GLNK | Software |
| 75 | ZeroEntropy | AI Infrastructure |
| 76 | Osmosis | Software / AI |
| 77 | A1Base | AI |
| 78 | Revnu | B2B Software |
| 79 | MindFort | AI / Software |
| 80 | Mundo AI | AI |
| 81 | WorkWeave | B2B Software |
| 82 | Cuckoo | Software |
| 83 | SalesPatriot | Sales / B2B Software |
| 84 | assistant-ui | Developer Tools / AI |
| 85 | Vortexify | AI / Software |
| 86 | Fira | Software |
| 87 | Asteroid | Software |
| 88 | Archon | AI / Software |
| 89 | InfiniteHQ | Software |
| 90 | Candor | Software |
| 91 | Confident AI | AI Infrastructure |
| 92 | Cenote | Healthcare AI |
| 93 | Quantstruct | Developer Tools |
| 94 | Stamp | B2B SaaS |
| 95 | Lucidic | AI Infrastructure |
| 96 | A0.dev | Developer Tools |
| 97 | Bindwell | Biotech AI |
| 98 | 10x Dental | Healthcare AI |
| 99 | Aeon | Software / AI |
| 100 | Careforce | Healthcare AI |
| 101 | Infinite | Fintech |
| 102 | SAMMY Labs | Legal Tech / AI |
| 103 | Macadamia | AEC / AI |
| 104 | Pinch | Video / AI |
| 105 | Rev1 | Engineering Software / AI |
| 106 | Ruma | Healthcare / Automation |
| 107 | CareSwift | Healthcare / AI |
| 108 | Tejas AI | Fintech / AI |
| 109 | Mesh | B2B SaaS / Fintech |
| 110 | Edexia | EdTech |
| 111 | Alice.tech | EdTech |
| 112 | Glass | Software / AI |
| 113 | Karmen | Construction Tech |
| 114 | Fresco | Construction Tech |
| 115 | Handoff | Construction Tech |
| 116 | Maive | Vertical AI / Aerospace |
| 117 | Harbera | Healthcare AI |
| 118 | Rada | Healthcare AI |
| 119 | Augento | AI Infrastructure |
| 120 | Amby Health | Healthcare AI |
| 121 | Vetnio | Veterinary AI |
| 122 | Karsa | Fintech |
| 123 | Societies.io | Marketing AI |
| 124 | Mosaic | Video AI |
| 125 | SubImage | Cybersecurity |
| 126 | Optifye.ai | Manufacturing AI |
| 127 | Opusense | Construction AI |
| 128 | Permitify | GovTech |
| 129 | Cai | Productivity Software |
| 130 | Haleum | Cybersecurity |
| 131 | Peppr-ai | AI |
| 132 | Subtrace | Developer Tools |
| 133 | Shortkit | Developer Tools |
| 134 | Sparkles | Developer Tools |
| 135 | Instinct | Not specified |
| 136 | Pave Robotics | Robotics |
| 137 | Inversion Semiconductor | Semiconductors |
| 138 | Nitrode | Gaming AI |
| 139 | Miyagi | EdTech AI |
| 140 | Tweeks | Consumer Software |
| 141 | Dollyglot | Consumer AI |
| 142 | Maritime Fusion | Deep Tech / Marine |
| 143 | Orbital Operations | Space Tech |
| 144 | Enhanced Radar | Aviation Software |
Y Combinator W25 company profiles
BlindPay
Fintech / Payments · Dover, Delaware · Y Combinator W25
BlindPay builds infrastructure for international payments. Following W25, the company raised a $3.3 million seed round in August 2025, led by 468 Capital and Circle Ventures. BlindPay also processed more than $125 million in transfers during 2025.
Post-batch signal: Funding + transaction growth
Gale
Legal Tech / HR Tech · San Francisco, California · Y Combinator W25
Gale builds technology around immigration and visa workflows. Following W25, Gale raised a $2.7 million seed round in May 2025. Its team also grew from nine to 12 employees by January 2026.
Post-batch signal: Funding + hiring
Mentra
Augmented Reality / Wearables · San Francisco, California · Y Combinator W25
Mentra develops smart-glasses technology. The company raised an $8 million seed round in July 2025 from investors including Toyota Ventures, Amazon, and Y Combinator, and scheduled delivery of its first smart-glasses batch for December 2025.
Post-batch signal: Funding + product launch
Mastra
Developer Tools / AI · San Francisco, California · Y Combinator W25
Mastra develops tools for building AI-powered applications and agents. Following W25, Mastra closed a $13 million seed round in October 2025, backed by investors including Y Combinator, Paul Graham, and Gradient Ventures. The platform also reached 150,000 weekly downloads within its first year.
Post-batch signal: Funding + developer adoption
Leaping AI
Conversational AI · San Francisco, California · Y Combinator W25
Leaping AI develops conversational AI technology. Following W25, the company raised additional seed financing, including a $4.7 million round in August 2025 led by Nexus Venture Partners.
Post-batch signal: Funding
Spott
HR Tech / B2B SaaS · Y Combinator W25
Spott builds technology for HR and workplace workflows. Following W25, the company raised a $3.2 million seed round in May 2025, led by Base10 Partners with participation from Y Combinator.
Post-batch signal: Funding
QualGent
Developer Tools / QA · San Francisco, California · Y Combinator W25
QualGent develops autonomous AI agents for mobile-app quality assurance. Following W25, the company raised seed funding and continued developing its autonomous AI QA platform.
Post-batch signal: Funding + product development
Browser Use
AI Agents · Y Combinator W25
Browser Use develops technology that enables AI agents to interact with and navigate web browsers. Its W25 participation reflects one of the batch's major themes: infrastructure that enables autonomous AI agents to interact with software and the web.
Red Barn Robotics
Robotics / Agriculture · Y Combinator W25
Red Barn Robotics develops autonomous intra-row weeding robots for agriculture. The company represents the intersection of robotics, computer vision, and agricultural automation within W25.
AfterQuery
AI Infrastructure / Data · San Francisco, California · Y Combinator W25
AfterQuery builds AI and data infrastructure. Following W25, the company expanded its team and advertised multiple roles.
Post-batch signal: Hiring
General Trajectory
Robotics / AI · Y Combinator W25
General Trajectory develops vision-language-action models for physical-world tasks, including palletization and sorting. The company represents the physical-AI and robotics segment of W25.
Infinite
Fintech · Y Combinator W25
Infinite develops stablecoin payment infrastructure for international transactions. Its product sits within the fintech and cross-border payments segment of W25.
Tejas AI
Fintech / AI · San Francisco, California · Y Combinator W25
Tejas AI develops AI-powered risk decisioning technology for banks. The company sits at the intersection of financial infrastructure and vertical AI.
Handoff
Construction Tech / AI · Y Combinator W25
Handoff applies generative AI to construction estimating. It is part of a broader group of W25 companies applying AI to construction and AEC workflows.
What industries were most common in Y Combinator W25?
Artificial intelligence was one of the defining themes of Y Combinator W25, appearing across developer tools, healthcare, fintech, legal technology, construction, robotics, manufacturing, education, and consumer applications.
| Category | Example W25 companies |
|---|---|
| AI & AI infrastructure | Browser Use, Abundant, Leaping AI, AfterQuery, Confident AI, Lucidic |
| Developer tools | Mastra, QualGent, ReJot, superglue, A0.dev, Subtrace |
| Healthcare AI | careCycle, HealthKey, Cenote, Careforce, Ruma, CareSwift, Harbera |
| Fintech | BlindPay, Tally, Bluebook, Infinite, Tejas AI, Karsa |
| Robotics & physical AI | Red Barn Robotics, General Trajectory, Pave Robotics |
| Construction & AEC | Macadamia, Karmen, Fresco, Handoff, Opusense |
| Enterprise & B2B software | Agentin AI, Promptless, Sennu AI, Overstand, Rocketable |
| Biotech | Exin Therapeutics, Uncommon Therapeutics, Bindwell |
| Consumer AI | Pickle, Ovlo, Dollyglot |
| Cybersecurity | SubImage, Haleum |
The batch shows how AI was increasingly being applied to specific industries and workflows, rather than appearing only as a standalone software category.
Which Y Combinator W25 companies raised funding after the batch?
Mastra, Mentra, BlindPay, Gale, Spott, Leaping AI, QualGent, and other W25 companies showed funding activity after joining Y Combinator.
Mastra raised a $13 million seed round in October 2025. Mentra raised $8 million in July 2025. BlindPay raised $3.3 million in August 2025. Spott raised $3.2 million in May 2025, while Gale raised $2.7 million. Leaping AI also raised additional seed financing during 2025.
For GTM teams, post-batch funding can provide useful timing context because new capital may coincide with hiring, infrastructure spending, product development, and commercial expansion.
Which YC W25 companies are building AI developer tools?
Mastra, QualGent, Browser Use, ReJot, superglue, Sammy, HUD, Confident AI, Quantstruct, Lucidic, A0.dev, Subtrace, and Sparkles are among the W25 companies building developer tools or infrastructure around AI and software development.
Their products span AI-agent frameworks, browser automation, QA, LLM evaluation, data transformation, network tracing, development environments, and application generation. The category shows that W25's AI activity extended beyond end-user applications into the infrastructure developers use to build, evaluate, and operate AI systems.
Which YC W25 companies are building healthcare AI?
careCycle, Toothy AI, HealthKey, Cenote, 10x Dental, Careforce, Ruma, CareSwift, Harbera, Rada, Amby Health, and Vetnio are among the W25 companies applying AI and automation to healthcare.
Their products address workflows including patient scheduling, dental operations, clinical-trial prescreening, prior authorization, physician credentialing, insurance calls, EMS documentation, and veterinary administration. Healthcare AI represents one of the clearest vertical-AI themes within W25.
Which YC W25 companies are building fintech products?
BlindPay, Tally, Bluebook, Infinite, Tejas AI, Karsa, Mesh, and other W25 companies are building products for financial services and financial infrastructure.
Their products span cross-border payments, stablecoins, accounting automation, banking risk decisioning, tax and audit workflows, and business financial technology. The category combines traditional fintech infrastructure with newer applications of AI to accounting, banking, and risk.
Which YC W25 companies are building robotics or physical AI?
Red Barn Robotics, General Trajectory, Pave Robotics, Maritime Fusion, Orbital Operations, and Enhanced Radar are among the W25 companies building technologies that interact with the physical world.
Their products span agricultural robotics, vision-language-action models, road-maintenance automation, marine technology, orbital vehicles, and aviation safety software. The category shows that W25's technology activity extended beyond software-only products.
Which Y Combinator W25 companies show strong post-batch signals?
Several Y Combinator W25 companies showed meaningful activity after the batch through funding, hiring, product development, usage growth, and other expansion signals.
BlindPay combined new funding with more than $125 million in transfers during 2025. Mastra raised $13 million and reached 150,000 weekly downloads. Mentra raised $8 million and moved toward shipping its smart glasses. Gale raised funding and expanded its team. AfterQuery showed post-batch hiring activity.
These events provide additional context on which W25 companies continued to raise capital, expand teams, launch products, and gain adoption after participating in Y Combinator.
Why does the Y Combinator W25 batch matter?
The Y Combinator W25 batch provides a snapshot of where early-stage founders and investors were concentrating attention in early 2025, particularly across AI and industry-specific software.
AI appears throughout the batch, with companies applying it to specific workflows including healthcare administration, accounting, legal work, construction, manufacturing, sales, software testing, education, and financial services. W25 also includes companies building infrastructure beneath those applications, including AI-agent frameworks, browser automation, model evaluation, developer tooling, robotics, and data infrastructure.
For GTM teams, accelerator participation combined with subsequent signals such as funding, hiring, product launches, partnerships, and adoption can provide useful context around emerging companies entering new stages of growth.
How was this Y Combinator W25 companies list built?
This list was built using Agent Jesse, which helps GTM teams discover companies from live market activity across the web. For this page, relevant company signals include Y Combinator W25 participation, funding, hiring, product launches, partnerships, team growth, and product adoption.
Connecting accelerator participation with subsequent company activity provides additional context around which startups are raising capital, expanding teams, launching products, and gaining traction.
Frequently Asked Questions About Y Combinator W25
What does YC W25 mean?
YC W25 means Y Combinator Winter 2025, the Y Combinator batch associated with the winter 2025 accelerator cycle. The W stands for Winter and 25 refers to 2025.
When was Y Combinator W25 Demo Day?
Y Combinator W25 Demo Day took place in March 2025. W25 companies presented their products as part of Y Combinator's Demo Day process.
How many companies are covered in this Y Combinator W25 list?
This page covers 144 Y Combinator W25 companies across AI, developer tools, healthcare, fintech, robotics, biotech, enterprise software, construction technology, and other categories.
Where are Y Combinator W25 companies based?
Y Combinator W25 companies are based across multiple locations, with San Francisco and the broader Bay Area strongly represented alongside startups from other parts of the United States and international markets. The batch reflects a geographically diverse founder base rather than a single startup ecosystem.
What types of AI companies were in YC W25?
YC W25 included AI companies building developer tools, AI agents, healthcare automation, fintech products, legal technology, robotics, construction software, manufacturing technology, education tools, sales software, and consumer applications. Examples include Mastra, Browser Use, QualGent, General Trajectory, Careforce, Handoff, Tejas AI, Confident AI, and Lucidic.
Which YC W25 companies are hiring?
Post-batch hiring activity includes companies such as AfterQuery, Gale, Wildcard, 10x Dental, Optifye.ai, and others. Hiring activity provides additional context around companies expanding their teams after participating in Y Combinator.
What happened to YC W25 companies after Demo Day?
Several W25 companies went on to raise funding, hire employees, launch or expand products, and increase adoption after the batch. Examples include Mastra's $13 million seed round, Mentra's $8 million round, BlindPay's $3.3 million seed financing, and Gale's $2.7 million round, alongside additional activity across other W25 companies.
Why are YC accelerator signals useful for lead generation?
YC participation can identify startups at an important stage of company development, while subsequent funding, hiring, product launches, partnerships, and growth provide additional timing context. For GTM teams, combining company fit with accelerator and post-batch activity can help identify emerging accounts entering periods of investment or expansion.
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