Cohorts of 2018
Companies whose accelerator cohort started in 2018. 1,034 companies.
clusterConsumer 117Healthcare and bio 86B2B SaaS 74Fintech 69Robotics and physical world 54Commerce and marketplaces 51Developer tools 35Vertical AI agents 30Security and compliance 28Climate and energy 21Other 19Data for AI 10Agent infrastructure 10AI infra and compute 9Horizontal AI assistants 9Defense and space 5
| Company | Cluster | Program | Status | Last signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hypcloud A tech-enabled commercial mortgage broker. hypcloud allows property… | B2B SaaSCommercial mortgage brokerage platform | Y CombinatorS18 | Acquired | 2026-08-23 |
| Impactive (formerly Outvote) Political/civic tech helping progressive campaigns organize & mobilize | B2B SaaSCampaign organizing and voter mobilization platform | Y CombinatorS18 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Shelf EngineAI Transforms how grocery stores buy highly perishable foods. | B2B SaaSAI-powered perishable inventory optimization | Y CombinatorS18 | Acquired | 2026-08-23 |
| ClearBrainAI Causal Analytics for Growth Teams | B2B SaaSAI-powered growth marketing analytics | Y CombinatorW18 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Glimpse K12 Glimpse eliminates ineffective spending in schools. | B2B SaaSEducation ROI analytics for districts | Y CombinatorW18 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Pulse We're crowdsourced Gartner so IT executives can learn directly from… | B2B SaaSCrowdsourced intelligence for enterprise buyers | Y CombinatorW18 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Qulture.Rocks The people, management, and culture operating system for your startup. | B2B SaaSPeople management and OKR platform | Y CombinatorW18 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-23 |
| SharpestMinds Peer-to-peer mentorships through income-share agreements. | B2B SaaSMentorship marketplace with income-share | Y CombinatorW18 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-24 |
| YouTeam We make it easy for startups to hire engineers. | B2B SaaSEngineering talent marketplace | Y CombinatorW18 | Acquired | checked 2026-08-17 |
| Zyper Recreating social networks for brands. | B2B SaaScommunity marketing and brand advocacy platform | Y CombinatorW18 | Acquired | 2026-08-23 |