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YC Summer 2020 (S20)

209 companies Y Combinator lists for Summer 2020, with what each one builds. 20.7% of the tagged companies are AI, down from 24.3% in W20.

Companies
209
AI share
20.7%
Top sector
Engineering, Product and Design
16 companies
Second
Infrastructure
14 companies

What’s in Summer 2020

Summer 2020 lists 209 companies so far (W20 had 229). The biggest themes by YC's tags are Fintech (40), Developer Tools (24), E-commerce (14), Open Source (12) and Education (11). The largest sectors are Engineering, Product and Design, Infrastructure, Productivity and Retail. 30.3% are based outside the US.

  • Fintech · 40
  • Developer Tools · 24
  • E-commerce · 14
  • Open Source · 12
  • Education · 11

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

All Summer 2020 companies

209 companies

  • Pardes Biosciences

    We break viruses

    Drug Discovery and Delivery2San Francisco, CA, USAPublic
  • adyn

    The first test designed to prevent birth control side effects

    AI
    Consumer Health and Wellness7Seattle, WA, USA
  • Afriex

    Instant, low-fee remittances

    Payments55San Francisco, CA, USA
  • AI.Fashion

    AI.Fashion is the AI creative suite for the fashion industry.

    AI
    Marketing11Los Angeles, CA, USAInactive
  • Akiflow

    All your tasks and calendars into an AI-powered productivity app

    Productivity18CT, Spain
  • Altro

    Build Credit With Your Subscriptions

    Consumer Finance29Los Angeles, CA, USAAcquired
  • Aquarium Learning

    We help ML teams improve their models by improving their datasets

    AI
    Infrastructure12San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • Arist

    Deliver effective learning at scale

    B2B23New York City, NY, USA
  • Arketa

    Everything for your fitness or wellness business.

    Operations55New York City, NY, USA
  • Artifact

    Personal podcasts with the people in your life

    Content10San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • Atmos

    The entire homebuilding process, all online

    Housing and Real Estate30San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • AtoB

    Modernizing global transportation payments.

    Fintech75San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Atomic

    API that lets companies embed investment accounts into their services

    AI
    Retail25San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Atomized

    Enabling teams to deploy without needing a cloud expert

    Infrastructure3Charlotte, NC, USAInactive
  • Awtomic

    Dollar Shave Club as a platform.

    Retail11Seattle, WA, USA
  • Balance

    The first digital payment experience company, built for B2B.

    Payments70San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Bandit ML

    Bandit ML builds machine learning tools for e-commerce companies.

    AI
    B2B4San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • Basedash

    The AI-native business intelligence platform

    AI
    Analytics6Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Bento

    In product customer activation

    ProductivitySan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • BIK

    Agentic AI CRM for ecommerce

    AI
    Retail55San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Biocogniv
    Healthcare6Burlington, VT, USAAcquired
  • Bits

    Bits is a credit card designed to help people build credit

    Consumer Finance15London, England, United Kingdom
  • Blissway

    The tolling industry’s prime tech infrastructure

    AI
    Government22Denver, CO, USA
  • Blue Onion

    Financial data layer for AI-powered finance and accounting

    AI
    Finance and Accounting27New York City, NY, USA
Winter 2020Winter 2021

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 2020?

Y Combinator's public directory lists 209 companies for Summer 2020 (S20), compared with 229 in Winter 2020. YC adds companies as they launch, so a recent batch can still grow.

What kind of startups are in YC Summer 2020?

The most common themes by YC's own tags are Fintech (40), Developer Tools (24), E-commerce (14), Open Source (12) and Education (11). The largest sectors are Engineering, Product and Design, Infrastructure, Productivity and Retail. 20.7% of the companies YC has tagged are AI.

Where are YC Summer 2020 companies based?

30.3% of Summer 2020 companies with a listed location are based outside the US.