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W26 companies that raised the most in the last 12 months

The 22 YC W26 companies whose latest reported round, after their YC batch and in the last 12 months, was the largest.

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

Showing 22 of 22 companies on this list
#CompanyTeam6 mo12 moOpen rolesTotal raisedLast round
1
Turning everyday words and actions into usable training data.
100−5%+488%0$31.7MSeed$31.2M, May 2026
2
Elite AI law firm for high growth companies
49+227% 2$11.5MSeed$11.5M, Feb 2026
3
Take Notes in the Real World
24+71%+243%19$11.5MSeed$11M, Jun 2026
4
Agentic AI for intellectual property
11  1$11MSeed$10.5M, May 2026
5
Space solar arrays that grow to the size of a football field in orbit
12  5$10.5MSeed$10M, Jul 2026
6
Global AI-native law firm handling legal work with same-day turnaround
22+120% 1$9MSeed$9M, May 2026
7
Tankless Dive Gear - Breath Autonomy at Sea, Land & Space
1  0$9MPre-seed$9M, Mar 2026
8
Physical AI data lab
95+579% 3$8.7MSeed$8.2M, May 2026
9
The most thrilling way to create and rip digital collectible packs
7+40% YC$8.5MSeed$8M, Sep 2026
10
Infrastructure for identity and fraud.
38+27%+46%0$8.5MSeed$7.5M, May 2026
11
Quantitative research for autonomous e-commerce growth
8+33% YC$5.8MSeed$5.3M, May 2026
12
A premier AI-native law firm & legal operating system for Startups.
9  YC$5.7MSeed$5.2M, Jul 2026
13
The AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.
5  YC$4.8MSeed$4.8M, Apr 2026
14
Underwrite borrowers around the world in minutes
47  0$5MSeed$4.5M, Aug 2026
15
Operational Intelligence for Global Logistics
3  0$4.3MSeed$4.3M, Apr 2026
16
Agentic Payments for APIs
6  YC$4.8MSeed$4.3M, Jun 2026
17
The AI sales agent for CPG brands
9+13% YC$6.2MSeed$4.2M, May 2026
18
Agentic Mortgage Origination
4  YC$4.6MSeed$4.1M, Jun 2026
19
AI agents for banks
3  YC$3MPre-seed$3M, Mar 2026
20
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5  0$1.1MSeed$1.1M, Mar 2026
21
Technology to detect and track small drones
4  0$1.5MSeed$1M, Jun 2026
22
Automating dexterous tasks in warehouses with AI-powered robots
1  0$700KSeed$700K, Mar 2026

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 W26 companies

How many YC W26 companies are there?

197 companies were in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26); 192 are active.

Which YC W26 companies are hiring?

12 companies posted roles in the last 60 days, led by Pocket (19 roles), Parameter (7 roles) and Brumby (6 roles). 65 mark themselves as hiring on YC's directory.

Which YC W26 companies are growing fastest?

By team growth over 6 months (10+ people): Human Archive (+579%), General Legal (+227%) and Parameter (+220%).

Which YC W26 companies raised the most?

Largest latest rounds in the last 12 months, after their YC batch: Luel ($31.2M), General Legal ($11.5M) and Pocket ($11M).

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