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YC Summer 2014 (S14)

78 companies Y Combinator lists for Summer 2014, with what each one builds. 10.5% of the tagged companies are AI, down from 11.6% in W14.

Companies
78
AI share
10.5%
Top sector
Food and Beverage
4 companies
Second
Healthcare IT
4 companies

What’s in Summer 2014

Summer 2014 lists 78 companies so far (W14 had 74). The biggest themes by YC's tags are Fintech (8), Marketplace (7), Analytics (5), Crypto / Web3 (4) and E-commerce (4). The largest sectors are Food and Beverage, Healthcare IT, Home and Personal and Infrastructure. 20% are based outside the US.

  • Fintech · 8
  • Marketplace · 7
  • Analytics · 5
  • Crypto / Web3 · 4
  • E-commerce · 4

See what YC asked founders to build · Breakout themes across batches

All Summer 2014 companies

78 companies

  • Checkr

    People infrastructure for the future of work

    AI
    Human Resources800San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Cognito

    Frictionless, modern identity verification that starts with just a…

    Engineering, Product and Design12San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • Ginkgo Bioworks

    Our mission is to make biology easier to engineer.

    Industrial Bio641Boston, MA, USAPublic
  • Oklo

    Emission free, always on power from advanced fission power plants.

    Energy50San Francisco, CA, USAPublic
  • Rigetti Computing

    Quantum coherent supercomputing.

    Manufacturing and Robotics51San Francisco, CA, USAPublic
  • ShipBob

    Providing Amazon level logistics to e-commerce businesses.

    Supply Chain and Logistics1Chicago, IL, USA
  • Alchemy

    Nanotechnology-enabled coatings for automotive and defence sectors

    Manufacturing and Robotics25Waterloo, ON, Canada
  • Aptible

    The No Infrastructure Platform as a Service

    Infrastructure25New York City, NY, USAAcquired
  • Apto Payments

    API platform for partners to issue branded debit and credit cards to…

    Payments32San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • Backpack

    Marketplace to get stuff from overseas

    Home and Personal2New York City, NY, USA
  • Bannerman

    Security Guard Company Marketplace

    Office Management3San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • Bayes Impact

    Tech nonprofit building the future of public services.

    Unspecified11Paris, Île-de-France, France
  • Beep

    Cellular networks for IoT.

    Manufacturing and Robotics2San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • Bikanta

    Nano-diamonds for cancer detection

    Diagnostics2San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • Billforward

    Subscription billing, rate plan management and analytics as a…

    Payments8San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • Bitaccess

    We make bitcoin simple.

    Banking and Exchange55Ottawa, ON, CanadaAcquired
  • Blockspring

    Automate data collection for spreadsheets and productivity tools.

    Infrastructure3Los Angeles, CA, USAAcquired
  • Carlypso

    Used car marketplace

    Transportation Services11San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • Cheddar

    The Best Mobile Checking Account

    Banking and Exchange2Inactive
  • Clara Labs

    Clara is a human-in-the-loop assistant that helps automate repetitive…

    Productivity20San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • Clear

    Fintech SaaS platform for invoices, taxes, wealth management & credit.

    Consumer Finance900Bengaluru, KA, India
  • Craft Coffee

    Better coffee for less money

    Food and BeverageNew York City, NY, USAAcquired
  • Doblet

    Doblet solves the phone battery problem. We're building the first…

    Office Management2San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • Fixed

    iPhone app to fight your parking tickets.

    Transportation Services2San Francisco, CA, USAInactive

Source: Y Combinator’s public company directory. Each company links to its YC profile. See how we count and what YC asked founders to build.

Frequently asked questions

How many companies are in YC Summer 2014?

Y Combinator's public directory lists 78 companies for Summer 2014 (S14), compared with 74 in Winter 2014. YC adds companies as they launch, so a recent batch can still grow.

What kind of startups are in YC Summer 2014?

The most common themes by YC's own tags are Fintech (8), Marketplace (7), Analytics (5), Crypto / Web3 (4) and E-commerce (4). The largest sectors are Food and Beverage, Healthcare IT, Home and Personal and Infrastructure. 10.5% of the companies YC has tagged are AI.

Where are YC Summer 2014 companies based?

20% of Summer 2014 companies with a listed location are based outside the US.