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YC Summer 2025 (S25)

166 companies Y Combinator lists for Summer 2025, with what each one builds. 85.7% of the tagged companies are AI, up from 80.5% in X25.

Companies
166
AI share
85.7%
Top sector
Engineering, Product and Design
25 companies
Second
Infrastructure
14 companies

What’s in Summer 2025

Summer 2025 lists 166 companies so far (X25 had 144). The biggest themes by YC's tags are Developer Tools (23), Infrastructure (11), Open Source (9), Productivity (9) and Fintech (7). The largest sectors are Engineering, Product and Design, Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Robotics and Productivity. 7.9% are based outside the US.

  • Developer Tools · 23
  • Infrastructure · 11
  • Open Source · 9
  • Productivity · 9
  • Fintech · 7

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

All Summer 2025 companies

166 companies

  • Acrely

    Enterprise Voice Agents

    B2B6Pittsburgh, PA, USAInactive
  • Adaptional

    AI-powered insurance claims review

    AI
    B2BSan Francisco, CA, USA
  • AgentMail

    Email Inboxes for AI Agents

    Infrastructure10San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Alara

    Procurement Platform for Dental Offices

    AI
    B2B
  • Albacore Inc.

    Drone submarines

    Defense18Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Alter

    Privileged Access Management for AI Agents

    AI
    Security2New York City, NY, USA
  • Altur

    Voice AI Agents for Debt Collection

    AI
    B2B9Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
  • Ambral

    AI for account management and customer success

    Sales4New York City, NY, USA
  • args

    A better GItHub

    Productivity2New York City, NY, USA
  • Astor

    Your personal investing agent

    AI
    Consumer Finance5San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Autosana

    AI agents for E2E testing across mobile & web

    AI
    Engineering, Product and Design5San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Autumn

    Billing infrastructure for AI

    B2B5London, England, United Kingdom
  • Avelis Health

    We audit medical claims for self-insured employers and health plans.

    Healthcare IT3New York City, NY, USA
  • Avent

    AI agents for industrial commerce

    B2B5San Francisco, CA, USA
  • b12 Labs

    Making hard molecules for Pharma and Biotech

    AI
    Drug Discovery and Delivery3San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Bitrig

    Build and ship native Swift apps with AI

    Engineering, Product and Design3San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Bizzy AI

    Bizzy works 24/7 so you never miss a lead.

    AI
    MarketingNew York City, NY, USA
  • Blank Bio

    RNA intelligence for precision medicine

    Therapeutics6San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Blue

    Your phone finally has someone to run it. Plug in Blue, just ask.

    AI
    Consumer6San Francisco, CA, USA
  • BootLoop

    Firmware in minutes, not months - rigorously tested on real hardware

    Engineering, Product and Design3San Francisco, CA, USA
  • burnt

    Agentic Operating System for Food Supply Chain

    AI
    Supply Chain and Logistics3San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Cactus Compute

    Automation Foundation Models For Tiny Devices

    AI
    Engineering, Product and Design8San Francisco, CA, USA
  • CareSwift

    AI scribe for Ambulance Reports

    Healthcare2New York City, NY, USA
  • Certus AI

    Replacing the restaurant phone line with Voice AI

    AI
    B2B8San 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.

Frequently asked questions

How many companies are in YC Summer 2025?

Y Combinator's public directory lists 166 companies for Summer 2025 (S25), compared with 144 in Spring 2025. YC adds companies as they launch, so a recent batch can still grow.

What kind of startups are in YC Summer 2025?

The most common themes by YC's own tags are Developer Tools (23), Infrastructure (11), Open Source (9), Productivity (9) and Fintech (7). The largest sectors are Engineering, Product and Design, Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Robotics and Productivity. 85.7% of the companies YC has tagged are AI.

Where are YC Summer 2025 companies based?

7.9% of Summer 2025 companies with a listed location are based outside the US.