cluster

Vertical AI agents startups

AI agents or AI-run services for a specific industry or job: bookkeeping agents, medical billing, legal drafting, recruiting agents, service-as-software.

1,444

companies tracked

475

from the last 2 years

55

startup-relevant federal grants ($119M)

Share of accelerator intake by year

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Newest in the cluster

  • RoteY Combinator W27

    AI-native insurance department for auto body shops

  • LightfieldY Combinator F26

    AI legal intake & triage for in-house teams

  • Veeza AIY Combinator F26

    AI travel agent for people with weak passports, starting with visas.

  • Lantern AIY Combinator F26

    Turn Your Taste Into Hires

  • CollarY Combinator F26

    AI for General Partners

  • EdviroY Combinator S26

    AI That Operates Energy Infrastructure

  • Billow AI LabsY Combinator S26

    AI-native Accounting Firm to Replace the Big-4

  • NexY Combinator S26

    Claude Cowork for high-volume workflows, starting with GTM

  • Avoca SystemsY Combinator S26

    The AI-powered operating system for radiology networks

  • LockeY Combinator S26

    Locke is changing the way companies and governments work together.

  • TovenAIY Combinator S26

    AI agents for compliance at institutional trading firms

  • Stratum IndustriesY Combinator S26

    Applied AI for Governments.

Most AI-visible

Highest AEO scores - how well AI assistants can read and cite them.

  • Understood Care73
  • Wishup71
  • Solum Health69
  • Clearline69
  • TaxGPT68
  • Lapis68
  • scale.jobs68
  • Menza68

Recent rounds

  • Smallest.aiunknown$13M

By program

  • Y Combinator897
  • Plug and Play213
  • Techstars205
  • 500 Global64
  • a16z speedrun51
  • SOSV14

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Updated hourly from accelerator directories, funding news and federal grant data.