Cohorts of 2017
Companies whose accelerator cohort started in 2017. 893 companies.
| Company | Cluster | Program | Status | Last signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplex Manufacturer of computer numerical control machines designed to provide automated cutting and engraving of wooden and marble works. The company's machines are of different features to satisfy the customer's needs, which can reduce waste, frequency of errors, and the time the finished product takes to get to market, enabling clients to save time and increase productivity of their business. | Robotics and physical worldCNC machinery for woodworking and stonework | 500 Global | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Connected RoboticsAI Developer of cooking robots designed to solve the shortage of labor faced by the Japanese restaurant industry. The company uses artificial intelligence image processing and robot control technologies to bring back happiness to workers by using deep learning to make intelligent robots in the kitchen, enabling clients in restaurants, shopping malls, stations, service areas, amusement centers, and large-scale events to provide fun and healthy meals to consumers and contribute to creating a better society. | Robotics and physical worldAI-powered cooking robots for restaurants | 500 Global | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Gitai Operator of a space robotics startup intended to conduct tasks in all realms of space development. The company's remote-controlled robots feature low-latency communication and NAT traversal system as well as provide an alternative to human astronauts for long-time work in low earth orbit space stations, enabling space development organizations to reduce the burden on astronauts, shorten the time it takes to perform work in space and reduce costs. | Robotics and physical worldspace robotics and operations | 500 Global | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Avidbots Developer of autonomous robotics systems designed to automate commercial floor cleaning. The company's systems cooperate to clean department stores, auto dealerships, education facilities, airports, and other commercial cleaning spaces and thus automates the most labor and time-intensive part of commercial cleaning, enabling the cleaning crew to focus on higher-value cleaning tasks and leaving repetitive and tedious floor scrubbing to robots. | Robotics and physical worldAutonomous commercial floor cleaning robots | 500 Global | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Briko Robotics Operator of a digital educational platform intended to offer robotics and programming language lessons for children. The company's platform provides online training courses to coach students on robotics programming and projects using practical engineering workshops and a robotics designing toolkit, enabling children and young people to learn programming in an easy and fun way. | Robotics and physical worldEducational robotics platform for children | 500 Global500G Lucha 7 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Greenq Developer of a waste management technology designed to offer connected garbage collection for municipalities. The company's technology uses a hardware-enabled garbage waste tracking device that is installed on all garbage trucks which collects real-time data on the waste pickup process, without any need for manual activation, enabling garbage collection vendors, system integrators, and municipalities to weigh incoming waste and predict the garbage production rate as well as reduce expenses and emissions while also providing improved services to their citizens. | Robotics and physical worldwaste management IoT tracking | 500 Global500G Distro 1 | Site unreachable | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Aecore Vertically integrated commercial construction | Robotics and physical worldconstruction project delivery platform | Y CombinatorS17 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Beeflow Increasing crop yields by providing the next generation of bee pollination to farmers | Robotics and physical worldautonomous bee pollination robots | SOSVSOSV IndieBio 06 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| BioCraft Cultivating only the good in meat. | Robotics and physical worldcultivated meat biotech | SOSVSOSV IndieBio RebelBio 06 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Entocycle Automated factory to produce insect protein for farm animals. | Robotics and physical worldAutomated insect protein farming | Y CombinatorS17 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Kno Global Real-time impact data for factories, workers and brands | Robotics and physical worldfactory impact monitoring and compliance | SOSVSOSV Orbit Startups - Chinaccelerator 16 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| May MobilityAI Transforming cities and rural areas through AV transit and technology | Robotics and physical worldautonomous vehicle transit shuttles | Y CombinatorS17 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| NURO CORP One of the world's leading manufacturers of non-invasive Neurotechnology | Robotics and physical worldAutonomous delivery robots | SOSVSOSV IndieBio 06 | Active, new domain | 2026-08-23 |
| Passerine Aircraft Passerine Aircraft is building the next generation of dronesWe are… | Robotics and physical worldElectric vertical takeoff drones | Y CombinatorS17 | Inactive | checked 2026-08-23 |
| PykaAI Autonomous electric airplanes | Robotics and physical worldAutonomous electric aircraft | Y CombinatorS17 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Skyscrape Skyscrape makes temperature-responsive insulation | Robotics and physical worldSmart textiles and adaptive materials | Y CombinatorS17 | Active, new domain | 2026-08-23 |
| Skyways Creating a new form of air transportation to advance our civilization | Robotics and physical worldair taxi autonomous vehicles | Y CombinatorS17 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Social Construct Social Construct designs and assembles large apartment buildings … | Robotics and physical worldConstruction and modular housing assembly | Y CombinatorS17 | Inactive | checked 2026-08-23 |
| ThereCraft Therecraft: Uncrewed flight services without compromise | Robotics and physical worlduncrewed aerial delivery services | Y CombinatorS17 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| VergeSenseAI AI-Powered Building Management | Robotics and physical worldAI-powered occupancy sensing for buildings | Y CombinatorS17 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| viAct.aiAI Automate construction monitoring through AI computer vision | Robotics and physical worldAI construction site monitoring | SOSVSOSV Orbit Startups - Chinaccelerator 16 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Zendar We make high definition radar allowing self-driving cars to see in… | Robotics and physical worldHigh-definition radar for autonomous vehicles | Y CombinatorS17 | Active, new domain | 2026-08-23 |
| Folia Water Developer and manufacturer of paper water filter products designed to reduce waterborne pathogens. The company's product uses large-scale paper machinery to manufacture low-cost nano-metal materials which are chemically functionalized fiber, enabling clients to help customers drink purified water at a low cost. | Robotics and physical worldWater purification manufacturing | 500 Global500G GA 21 | Active | 2026-08-23 |
| VR Motion Developer of VR enterprise software and hardware designed to improve driver training. The company's platform provides ultra-realistic virtual reality driver training systems to companies in the public, commercial, and private sectors for logistics controlling, enabling transportation and distribution industry clients to reduce the cost and risk to hire and retain employees. | Robotics and physical worldVR simulation for driver training | 500 Global500G GA 21 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Avision Developer of an unmanned aerial navigation platform designed to control the communication and navigation of robots and drones. The company's platform is comprised of air traffic control software, drone built-in hardware components, and an integration API that automatically regulates traffic for all UAVs connected to it, enabling aerial industries to manage any number of drones with business applications ranging from entertainment to enterprise logistics. | Robotics and physical worldUnmanned aerial traffic control | 500 Global500G GA 21 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Spider Fleet Provider of a fleet management system created to evaluate driving performance and control fuel consumption. The company's system offers total monitoring of operator management behaviors, real-time geolocation of vehicles, intelligent routes and itineraries tracking, and fuel control and maintenance, enabling customers to radically improve the management of commercial and private vehicle fleets. | Robotics and physical worldfleet management and logistics optimization | 500 Global500G Lucha 7 | Site unreachable | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Buybuddy Developer of smart retail tags designed to help retailers manage inventory, customer behavior and employee efficiency. The company's tags are equipped with multiple sensors and machine-learning Al to provide detailed inventory information in real-time, accurately anticipate stock moves, and log in and track stores remotely, enabling retailers to spend time on selling instead of managing inventory, shelves, and other daily store activities. | Robotics and physical worldSmart retail hardware and inventory | 500 Global | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| AON3D Additive Manufacturing with advanced materials | Robotics and physical worldindustrial 3D printing hardware | Y CombinatorW17 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| BIOS Health Neural interfaces to understand and use nerve data in medicine. | Robotics and physical worldneural interface hardware for medicine | Y CombinatorW17 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Bountiful An Operating System for agriculture. | Robotics and physical worldAgricultural yield forecasting and optimization | Y CombinatorW17 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Cowlar Fitbit for dairy cows. Farms use cowlar's alerts & recommendations to… | Robotics and physical worldLivestock monitoring and health IoT | Y CombinatorW17 | Inactive | checked 2026-08-23 |
| lvl5 HD maps for self-driving cars. | Robotics and physical worldHD maps for autonomous vehicles | Y CombinatorW17 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Nuvola Nuvola is transforming battery manufacturing, making EV batteries… | Robotics and physical worldBattery manufacturing process innovation | Y CombinatorW17 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Pearl The future of office coffee. Keurig convenience meets cafe quality. | Robotics and physical worldOffice coffee hardware automation | Y CombinatorW17 | Inactive | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Sinovia Technologies Flexible printed OLED displays. | Robotics and physical worldFlexible OLED display manufacturing | Y CombinatorW17 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Volansi Autonomous VTOL delivery solutions. | Robotics and physical worldAutonomous VTOL delivery drones | Y CombinatorW17 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Voodoo Manufacturing AWS for manufacturing. | Robotics and physical world3D printing manufacturing services | Y CombinatorW17 | Inactive | checked 2026-08-23 |
| DerqAI Derq | AI-Powered Intelligent Transportation Systems | Robotics and physical worldAI traffic management and safety | TechstarsTS 2017 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| EyeLights GPS Affichage tête haute Intercom pour Moto | EyeLights | Robotics and physical worldAR head-up display for motorcycles | TechstarsTS 2017 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Grounded AIAI Mobile 3D mapping providing efficient, accurate, and safe numerical measurements | Robotics and physical worldmobile 3D mapping and measurement | SOSVSOSV HAX 11 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Mesh++ Solar-powered Wi-Fi routers | Robotics and physical worldSolar-powered networking hardware | SOSVSOSV HAX 11 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Module Module | Discover Smart Living | Robotics and physical worldsmart home IoT platform | TechstarsTS 2017 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| PheronymAI Directed plant protection | Robotics and physical worldAI-powered crop protection | SOSVSOSV IndieBio 05 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Pushme Battery swap stations for last-mile transport | Robotics and physical worldbattery swap infrastructure for EVs | SOSVSOSV HAX 11 | Site unreachable | checked 2026-08-17 |
| SAVA A new paradigm in biosensing | Robotics and physical worldbiosensing hardware | SOSVSOSV IndieBio RebelBio 05 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Sea Machines RoboticsAI Sea Machines - AUTONOMY WITHOUT LIMITS - Sea Machines Robotics | Robotics and physical worldAutonomous marine vessels and navigation | TechstarsTS 2017 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Sensefinity The Internet of Cargo The IoT Transformation Company | Robotics and physical worldIoT asset tracking and supply chain visibility | TechstarsTS 2017 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Smallhold Smallhold - Organic Mushroom Farms | Robotics and physical worldUrban farming automation | TechstarsTS 2017 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| StrayosAI Strayos - AI Powered Insights for Drilling, Blasting and Mining | Robotics and physical worldAI visual analytics for mining operations | TechstarsTS 2017 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Tasso Tasso, Inc. | Robotics and physical worldpainless blood collection hardware | TechstarsTS 2017 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Trexo Robotics Trexo Robotics: daily walking for children with disabilities | Robotics and physical worldWearable robotics for pediatric mobility | TechstarsTS 2017 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Vertiq The ultimate motor for versatility and performance | Robotics and physical worldElectric motor technology | SOSVSOSV HAX 11 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| ViaBotAI Autonomous robots for outdoor commercial tasks | Robotics and physical worldAutonomous outdoor commercial robots | SOSVSOSV HAX 11 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| WakeCap Improving safety and productivity in construction | Robotics and physical worldconstruction safety and productivity | SOSVSOSV HAX 11 | Site unreachable | checked 2026-08-17 |