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W22 companies that shrank this year

The 42 YC W22 companies whose team shrank the most in the last 12 months (active companies that had 20+ people a year ago).

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

Showing 42 of 42 companies on this list
#CompanyTeam6 mo12 moOpen rolesTotal raisedLast round
1
The real-time retrieval engine for search, feeds, and agents.
11−54%−59%0$10MSeries A$8M, Jul 2024
2
AI Lead Generator
17−19%−43%0
3
Turn intuition into insights, in minutes
14−44%−39%YC$3.9MSeed$3.9M, Aug 2024
4
Rippling for Southeast Asia
13−7%−35%0Non-equity supportMar 2024
5
Brex for small businesses in Indonesia
64−12%−34%0SeedMar 2022
6
AI-powered content creation infrastructure for apps
20−5%−33%0SeedMay 2022
7
Simplified Banking as a Service for Latam
15−17%−29%0$4MSeed$250K, Oct 2024
8
Data analytics software for biomanufacturing.
38−12%−24%YC$20.6MSeed$20.1M, Jul 2024
9
AI-powered Analytics Platform
36−8%−23%YC$12.1MSeed$4M, Jan 2025
10
Modern medical reference app for healthcare providers
24−23%−23%0$500KYC investment$500K, Mar 2022
11
Vendy is a marketplace on WhatsApp
18−14%−22%0$1.2MPre-seed$1.2M, Mar 2022
12
We help online sellers manage a sales business on multiple platforms.
39−11%−19%0$100KYC investment$100K, Mar 2022
13
AI based Customizable Subscription & Revenue Management Platform
39−11%−19%0$500KYC investment$500K, Mar 2022
14
Flexport for African Merchants - Building the OS for Global Logistics
18 −18%YC$3.5MSeed$3M, May 2022
15
Prevent Fraud and Onboard Users Faster
23−12%−18%0$510KNon-equity support$500K, Feb 2024
16
Mahaana is first & only licensed digital wealth manager in Pakistan
250%−17%0$2.1MPre-seed$2.1M, Aug 2022
17
We help underbanked workers get paid before payday
42−12%−16%YC$19.5MSeries A$12M, Jul 2023
18
AI powered personal finance app for Indonesia
33 −15%YC$2.8MSeed$2.8M, May 2022
19
AI-Powered Infrastructure for Insurance & Healthcare
58−15%−15%YC$4.1MSeed$3M, Aug 2025
20
We teach UX/UI design and then help people get great jobs.
31−3%−14%0SeedApr 2022
21
Bringing non-invasive brain stimulation from the hospital to the home
25 −14%0$1MYC investment$500K, Jan 2022
22
Financial health focused micro-lender in Mexico
25+4%−14%YC
23
Indonesia's #1 ATS & Job Portal to match top talents & companies
838−8%−13%0Pre-seedMar 2022
24
After School & Enrichment Activities Marketplace
76−7%−12%39$790KSeed$500K, May 2025
25
Access the start-up asset class with vetted private companies
23−15%−12%YCUndisclosed roundMar 2022
26
Affirm for LATAM
23−4%−12%0$6MSeed$6M, Jan 2022
27
Access control management app for Latam´s gated communities
32−16%−11%0$1.4MSeed$665K, Feb 2022
28
B2B E-commerce & Fintech platform for Pharmacies & Hospitals in Africa
224−3%−10%0$17.4MSeries A$8M, Jul 2023
29
One-stop-shop for Real Estate Solutions.
29−6%−9%0
30
Faire for Indonesia
22−4%−8%0$10.1MSeries A$8.1M, Apr 2022
31
Helping travel companies to sell transportation online
230%−8%YC$730KYC investment$125K, Mar 2022
32
Carbon capture equipment for ships
25−4%−7%0$7MGrant$1.5M, Aug 2025
33
Doordash for Africa
40+5%−7%0$500KYC investment$500K, Jan 2022
34
A multi-asset trading platform dedicated to retail investors
44−6%−6%0$6.6MSeed$4.8M, Jun 2022
35
Subscription consumer electronics for Asia
23−4%−4%0$35.9MDebt$20M, Jan 2025
36
LLM for Legal in Brazil
27+8%−4%0$4.3MNon-equity support$3.2M, Sep 2024
37
Knowledge base for corporate affairs teams
148−1%−3%0SeedMar 2022
38
'Office' Suite for Mobile-first Businesses in India
33−3%−3%0$1.1MYC investment$500K, Feb 2022
39
Toast for Southeast Asia
44 −2%0$4.5MNon-equity support$1.3M, Jul 2023
40
Automated sweep account, invest without the stress of speculating
58−2%−2%0$2.2MEquity crowdfunding$699K, Jul 2023
41
First electric business aircraft designed for hydrogen propulsion
91−6%−1%0$20MSeries A$20M, Oct 2024
42
Smart Cold Chain Fulfillment Platform
190+2%−1%0$8.7MSeed$4.2M, Apr 2023

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 W22 companies

How many YC W22 companies are there?

398 companies were in Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch (W22); 306 are active.

Which YC W22 companies are hiring?

38 companies posted roles in the last 60 days, led by HOKALI (39 roles), Sieve (12 roles) and Mintlify (12 roles). 83 mark themselves as hiring on YC's directory.

Which YC W22 companies are growing fastest?

By team growth over 6 months (10+ people): Broccoli AI (+254%), Happl (+64%) and Postal (+55%).

Which YC W22 companies raised the most?

Largest latest rounds in the last 12 months, after their YC batch: Hubble Network ($200M), Humand ($77.5M) and PermitFlow ($54M).

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