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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |