Cohorts of 2016
Companies whose accelerator cohort started in 2016. 811 companies.
clusterConsumer 142B2B SaaS 98Commerce and marketplaces 68Healthcare and bio 64Fintech 62Robotics and physical world 37Other 25Developer tools 24Data for AI 23Security and compliance 14Vertical AI agents 14Climate and energy 11Defense and space 9AI infra and compute 6Horizontal AI assistants 4Agent infrastructure 4
| Company | Cluster | Program | Status | Last signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AthelasAI Extensible, Integrated Technology that Simplifies Health Systems | Vertical AI agentsAI agents for healthcare administration | Y CombinatorS16 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| HellobillAI Hellobill aggregates all your business bills, automatically, every… | Vertical AI agentsAI billing and expense aggregation | Y CombinatorS16 | Inactive | checked 2026-08-17 |
| HiOperatorAI Customer support as a service. | Vertical AI agentsAI-powered customer support agent | Y CombinatorS16 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| SaleswhaleAI Saleswhale is an automated sales assistant that follows up with your… | Vertical AI agentsAI sales qualification and lead follow-up | Y CombinatorS16 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Sway FinanceAI Sway is bringing AI to the accounting industry | Vertical AI agentsAI bookkeeping for SaaS | Y CombinatorS16 | Inactive | checked 2026-08-24 |
| NetomiAI Self-Driving Customer Care | Vertical AI agentsAI customer service agents | Y CombinatorW16 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| NovaAI Nova puts the power of AI to work for you, enabling a more continuous… | Vertical AI agentsAI sales pipeline management | Y CombinatorW16 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| PathmindAI Pathmind helps industrial engineers and simulation modelers achieve… | Vertical AI agentsAI optimization for industrial operations | Y CombinatorW16 | Inactive | checked 2026-08-17 |
| PodiumAI Get more leads. Make more money. | Vertical AI agentsAI-powered lead response and conversion | Y CombinatorW16 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| StrongIntro StrongIntro helps recruiters turn their entire company into a source… | Vertical AI agentsEmployee referral recruiting automation | Y CombinatorW16 | Inactive | checked 2026-08-23 |