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S16 companies hiring the most right now

The 11 YC S16 companies with the most distinct open roles posted in the last 60 days.

Updated weekly, last on November 9, 2026. Roster from Y Combinator's public directory.

Showing 11 of 11 companies on this list
#CompanyTeam6 mo12 moOpen rolesTotal raisedLast round
1
Data-centric infrastructure to accelerate the development of AI
7,484  18$16BCorporate round$14B, Jun 2025
2
Extensible, Integrated Technology that Simplifies Health Systems
309−10%−19%14$154MUndisclosed round$3.8M, Jun 2026
3
Robotic production capacity for the pharma manufacturing industry
76+7%+31%10$97.7MSeries B$75M, Oct 2026
4
Platform to grow your barbershop and maximize profitability.
227+2%−3%5$202MDebt$35M, Nov 2024
5
The Smart Market Powering The Future
83+38%+60%2$81.3MSeries B$32M, Nov 2024
6
Rose Rocket is ERP software for trucking companies.
70−5%−12%2$63MSeries B$38M, Jun 2023
7
Raptor Maps builds software to manage the solar PV lifecycle.
96−14%−14%1$62.2MSeries C$35M, Dec 2024
8
Cash transfers that save lives.
716  1$8.5MSeries A$6.8M, Dec 2017
9
Instrumentl automates grant discovery and management for nonprofits.
121+6%+9%1$55MPrivate equity$55M, Apr 2025
10
Harnesses business activity to unlock growth.
116−5%−22%1$200MSeries D$100M, Aug 2021
11
Legal investment firm
81+4%+9%1$100MUndisclosed round$100M, Sep 2019

How this works

1. The roster

Every launched company in YC's public directory, with its batch, status, industry and location. New companies show up the week YC lists them.

2. The numbers

Each company is matched to Crustdata by its website. Crustdata adds team size and its change over 6 and 12 months, open roles from job postings, reported funding, and founders' past employers.

3. The lists

Hiring the most counts distinct roles posted in the last 60 days. Growth needs 10+ people today, shrinking 20+ a year ago, so tiny teams do not top the lists. Rebuilt every week.

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The numbers on this page come from three Crustdata API calls. Crustdata tags 5,000+ companies with Y Combinator as an investor; swap the filter for any investor, industry or headcount range and track your own list, with founders' work emails one call away.

  • Company search for team size, growth and funding
  • Job search with a count by company, for who is hiring and for what
  • A watch that re-runs the search weekly and sends only what changed
# 1. every company with Y Combinator as an investor
curl https://api.crustdata.com/company/search \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-api-version: 2025-11-01" \
  -d '{
    "filters": { "field": "funding.investors",
                 "type": "in", "value": ["Y Combinator"] },
    "fields": ["basic_info.name",
      "headcount.total", "headcount.growth_percent",
      "funding.total_investment_usd"],
    "limit": 100
  }'

# 2. open listings per company, last 60 days (limit 0 = counts only)
curl https://api.crustdata.com/job/search \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-api-version: 2025-11-01" \
  -d '{
  "filters": { "op": "and", "conditions": [
    { "field": "company.basic_info.company_id",
      "type": "in", "value": [...] },
    { "field": "metadata.date_added",
      "type": "=>", "value": "2026-08-24" } ]},
  "limit": 0,
  "aggregations": [{ "type": "group_by",
    "field": "company.basic_info.company_id", "agg": "count" }]
}'

# 3. the same company filter as a weekly watch: POST /watch/company/search

Questions about YC S16 companies

How many YC S16 companies are there?

102 companies were in Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch (S16); 42 are active.

Which YC S16 companies are hiring?

11 companies posted roles in the last 60 days, led by Scale AI (18 roles), Athelas (14 roles) and Multiply Labs (10 roles). 16 mark themselves as hiring on YC's directory.

Which YC S16 companies are growing fastest?

By team growth over 6 months (10+ people): OneChronos (+38%), Expo (+17%) and Vote.org (+14%).

Which YC S16 companies raised the most?

Largest latest rounds in the last 12 months, after their YC batch: Flutterwave ($250M), Multiply Labs ($75M) and Expo ($45M).

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