Cohorts of 2026
Companies whose accelerator cohort started in 2026. 1,127 companies.
clusterVertical AI agents 277Agent infrastructure 126Robotics and physical world 120B2B SaaS 75Fintech 72Healthcare and bio 71AI infra and compute 52Consumer 49Developer tools 44Data for AI 40Defense and space 32Climate and energy 32Security and compliance 32Horizontal AI assistants 28Commerce and marketplaces 27Other 17
| Company | Cluster | Program | Status | Last signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ValgoAI Insurance risk layer for physical AI | Robotics and physical worldInsurance risk quantification for autonomous systems | Y CombinatorW26 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| VoltairAI Autonomous Drones for Earth Observation | Robotics and physical worldAutonomous drones for infrastructure inspection | Y CombinatorW26 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Auron SolutionsAI Auron Solutions - Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Drone Swarms | Robotics and physical worldAI-powered robotics and drones | TechstarsTS 2026 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Cohesive Robotics Smarter Robots for High-Mix Manufacturing | Cohesive Robotics | Robotics and physical worldManufacturing robotics and automation | TechstarsTS 2026 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Dentronic AI-powered robotic assistants for dental clinics | Robotics and physical worldDental surgical robots | South Park Commons | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| First Contact Giving robots a sense of touch | Robotics and physical worldTactile sensing hardware | South Park Commons | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Forgebee ForgeBee | Research & Development Website Draft | Robotics and physical worldAI-powered 3D printing and manufacturing | TechstarsTS 2026 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Helicon America's carbon fiber foundry for unmanned systems. | Robotics and physical worldComposite manufacturing for drones | Entrepreneur FirstEF London 2026 | Active6 open roles | checked 2026-08-23 |
| LineSight LineSight — A Smarter Way to Slit Metal | Robotics and physical worldSupply chain visibility and optimization | TechstarsTS 2026 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Obert Obert | Work where you want. | Robotics and physical worldSupply chain and manufacturing automation | TechstarsTS 2026 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Safety Bolt Safety Bolt V3 - Intelligent Structural Integrity Monitoring | Robotics and physical worldIndustrial IoT safety monitoring | TechstarsTS 2026 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| SafeWorldAI Making robots safe | Robotics and physical worldrobot safety evaluation platform | a16z speedrunSR006 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Sensate Robotics Sensate Robotics | Tactile Sensing for Robots That See and Feel | Robotics and physical worldRobotic manipulation for manufacturing and agriculture | TechstarsTS 2026 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| SnowbotixAI Snowbotix | Robotics and physical worldAutonomous snow removal robots | TechstarsTS 2026 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Syncere Robot lamps that do your chores. | Robotics and physical worldhousehold task automation robots | a16z speedrunSR006 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |
| Volumes Volumes — Data for Physical AI | Robotics and physical worldRobotics and autonomous systems | TechstarsTS 2026 | Active | checked 2026-08-23 |