YC Summer 2018 (S18)
131 companies Y Combinator lists for Summer 2018, with what each one builds. 23% of the tagged companies are AI, up from 21.3% in W18.
- Companies
- 131
- AI share
- 23%
- Top sector
- Engineering, Product and Design
- 12 companies
- Second
- Therapeutics
- 7 companies
What’s in Summer 2018
Summer 2018 lists 131 companies so far (W18 had 146). The biggest themes by YC's tags are Fintech (15), Biotech (11), Healthcare (8), Developer Tools (7) and Logistics (6). The largest sectors are Engineering, Product and Design, Therapeutics, Food and Beverage and Healthcare IT. 23.1% are based outside the US.
- Fintech · 15
- Biotech · 11
- Healthcare · 8
- Developer Tools · 7
- Logistics · 6
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All Summer 2018 companies
131 companies
- Honeylove
Honeylove makes functional undergarments for women
Apparel and Cosmetics100Los Angeles, CA, USA - Momentus
The space infrastructure services company
Aviation and Space125San Francisco, CA, USAPublic - 64x BioAI
Enabling next generation medicines. A comprehensive platform and…
Industrial Bio25San Francisco, CA, USA - ActiveloopAI
Database for AI
Infrastructure15San Francisco, CA, USA - AestheticAI
Your AI-powered creative apprentice 🪄
Engineering, Product and Design4New York City, NY, USA - Ajaib
Consumer fintech for Indonesia
Banking and Exchange300Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia - Allotrope Medical
Advancing surgical precision through safe electrical stimulation.
Medical Devices2Houston, TX, USAAcquired - Alpha VantageAI
Developer-friendly and enterprise-grade APIs for financial market…
Banking and Exchange25Boston, MA, USA - Anima AppAI
Anima - Design Agent | AgentGrid.io - Shared drive for humans & agents
Engineering, Product and Design20Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel - AnnieCannons
Connecting Survivors to Careers in Tech
Education14New York City, NY, USA - Apprentice Health
We deploy sensors and software that increase hospital efficiency.
Healthcare IT6Boston, MA, USA - AskMyClass, now SoundkinsAI
Audio learning assistant for teachers and students.
Education2San Francisco, CA, USA - Avo
Online convenience store for residential and office buildings
Home and Personal10Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, IsraelInactive - Berbix
Convert more verified users. Instantly & accurately validate user IDs.
Engineering, Product and Design39San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired - BHRD
BHRD ("Be Heard") helps public companies communicate with investors.
Finance and Accounting3Toronto, ON, CanadaInactive - BlueCargo
The automated solution for complex freight transactions.
Supply Chain and Logistics35Los Angeles, CA, USA - Bot MD
AI Clinical Assistant for Doctors
Healthcare Services15Singapore, Singapore - BrainHiAI
Automated receptionist that answers missed calls for local businesses
Healthcare IT18San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico - C16 Biosciences
Next-gen ingredients to decarbonize consumer products, starting w/…
Industrial Bio35New York City, NY, USA - Calii
Full-stack grocery delivery in LatAm
Food and Beverage750Monterrey, N.L., Mexico - Canary Technologies
Modernizing the hospitality tech stack.
Operations150New York City, NY, USA - CB Therapeutics
Fermentation-derived natural products to solve health problems
Industrial Bio18San Diego, CA, USA - Circumvent
Utilizing monogenic disorders to inform and solve highly complex…
Therapeutics6Portland, OR, USA - Clear Gene
Our tests help eradicate cancer by telling doctors whether they got…
Diagnostics4San Francisco, CA, USA
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.