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YC companies founded by ex-Apple people

134 Y Combinator companies with a founder who worked at Apple before.

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

Hiring the mostlast 60 days
36 roles
StepfulS21
  1. 2Focal Systems33
  2. 3Tavus8
See all 17
Fastest growingteam, 6 months
+75%
FeatherS22
  1. 2Kobalt Labs+75%
  2. 3Airhart Aeronautics+71%
See all 27
Shrinkingteam, 12 months
−39%
Reforged LabsW22
  1. 2Zitara Technologies, Inc.−33%
  2. 3DreamWorld−14%
See all 7
Raised the mostlast 12 months
$55M
StepfulS21
  1. 2Tavus$40M
  2. 3Tolmo$22M
See all 13
Companies
134
Active
100
Hiring, last 60 days
17
Open roles, 60 days
120
People on these teams
4,665
Showing 50 of 134 companies
CompanyBatchTeam6 mo12 moOpen rolesTotal raisedLast round
This isn't just a marketplace; we're shaping the future of digital…
W18695−2%−3%0$427MSeries C$300M, Jan 2022
Learning platform for job seekers with job applications automation
S21533−5%−5%0$9.5MSeries A$8M, Mar 2023
Online Training for Healthcare Jobs
S21449+12%+33%36$111MSeries C$55M, Jun 2026
AI recruiter for India's massive blue-collar workforce
S19362+3%+1%1$18MUndisclosed round$10M, Jul 2025
AI company transforming enterprise physical security to prevent…
W17157+1%+8%3$72.1MUndisclosed round$20M, Oct 2023
Building the Operating System for B&M Retail using Deep Learning
W16131+3%+2%33$41.9MSeries B$25.9M, Nov 2021
Courtyard turns shopping into entertainment with instant liquidity
W22113+47%+79%7$41.6MSeries A$30M, Jul 2025
Building the human layer of AI
S21104+4%+33%8$64.2MSeries B$40M, Nov 2025
Cash collection technology for B2B businesses
W2086−2%+5%0$22.9MUndisclosed round$5M, Apr 2024
AI Workforce for the Insurance Industry
W2471+42%+209%5$30MSeries A$25M, Oct 2025
WealthFront for Saudi & Middle East
S2271+15%+18%0Pre-seed (before YC)May 2022
Datasaur builds private AI/agents for enterprise/government
W2064−3%−4%0$7.9MSeed$4M, Aug 2023
Automating Compliance for Construction
S2362+51%+148%YC$21.8MSeries A$15M, Jul 2026
We help dealerships appraise vehicle trade-ins more efficiently…
S17Acquired61+22%+45%0$120KYC investment$120K, Aug 2017
1:1 ADHD coaching, 5-10X More affordable than alternatives
S2157 −5%YC$3.6MSeed$25K, Sep 2024
DreamWorld is a next-gen Minecraft with generative AI building
W21490%−14%0SeedMar 2021
The agentic operating system for modern system integrators.
X2548+37%+167%3$20.5MSeries A$20M, Apr 2026
Speed up non-coding tasks for engineering teams
W2048+4%+9%0$47.6MSeries B$30.1M, Sep 2024
The fastest way to ship airtight AI
S2133+3%+43%0$19.3MSeries A$14.5M, May 2025
Trust Center platform that scales customer security reviews
S20Acquired33−13%−35%0$53.1MSeries B$33M, Apr 2024
The #1 App to Quit Porn: Rebuild Focus and Intimacy
S2231+3% 0SeedSep 2022
Online ordering platform for independent chefs and bakers.
S2028−3%+4%1$3.2MSeed$2.9M, Feb 2022
Practical and delightful home robots
S2420+25%+67%6$500KYC investment$500K, Sep 2024
AI Agents for Fraud Review and Investigations
W2320+18%+54%YC$25.1MSeries A$21.5M, Mar 2026
Dead simple blogs by email
S08Acquired200%0%0$10.1MUndisclosed round$5M, Jan 2013
Faster clinical documentation for home health nurses
W2419 +27%YC$500KYC investment$500K, Feb 2024
Sentry for AI Agents
W2419+58%+138%2$15MSeries A$15M, Sep 2026
Predictive battery management software for electrified fleets
S2018−18%−33%0$29MSeries A$17M, Dec 2024
PersistIQ is a free email automation platform to send a small batch…
S14Acquired18−14%−14%0$1.7MSeed$1.7M, Jul 2015
Making humanoids dexterous enough to thread a needle
W2517+42%+31%YC$11MSeed$11M, Jun 2026
Olark gives you an AI agent that works your marketing funnel 24/7
S0916−11%−6%0SeedJun 2009
Vertical AI for highly-regulated manufacturing
X2514+8%+56%1$500KYC investment$500K, Sep 2025
Automating Office Work for Residential Contractors.
S2414 +8%YC$500KYC investment$500K, Jan 2025
Automate circuit board design using AI
S2414+40%+75%YC$11.9MSeries A$11.4M, Jul 2025
AI-powered risk and compliance for financial institutions
S2314+75% YC$11MNon-equity support$11M, Mar 2026
Voice AI
S2214+75%+27%0
Turn intuition into insights, in minutes
W2214−44%−39%YC$3.9MSeed$3.9M, Aug 2024
Point of Sale and Compliance SaaS for Cannabis Dispensaries
W1514−7%−7%0$2.1MUndisclosed round$2.1M, Jan 2020
Tolmo is the AI security platform that secures every layer of cloud…
X2613+44% 5$22MSeed$22M, Jun 2026
Frontier models and agents you can learn from, audit, and steer.
W2413−13%−13%0$9.8MSeed$9.3M, Dec 2025
End to end company retreat planning
W21Acquired13−19%−19%0SecondaryJan 2024
AI Agents for Enterprise Wide Operations
F2512  0
Custom Parts, Manufactured in America 🇺🇸
S2412+50%+140%1$500KYC investment$500K, Jul 2025
Airplanes anyone can fly
S2212+71%+140%YC$4.6MUndisclosed round$4.6M, Oct 2025
Pay by bank and earn rewards
S21Inactive120%0%0Undisclosed roundAug 2021
Hire Zalos AI workers to run your finance department
F2511−15%+83%YC$4.1MSeed$3.6M, Mar 2026
Streamlining Data Capture to Report Creation for Heavy Industries
X2511+57%+83%0$500KYC investment$500K, Jun 2025
Minecraft for Teachers
W2211+38%+38%0$3.5MSeed$2.5M, Apr 2022
The Enablement Layer for Physical AI
S2410+11%+100%0$750KPre-seed$250K, Feb 2025
Maximize profits with AI-powered rebate management.
W2310 +11%YC

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 ex-Apple founded YC companies

How many ex-Apple founded YC companies are there?

134 Y Combinator companies have a founder who worked at Apple; 100 are active.

Which ex-Apple founded YC companies are hiring?

17 companies posted roles in the last 60 days, led by Stepful (36 roles), Focal Systems (33 roles) and Tavus (8 roles). 36 mark themselves as hiring on YC's directory.

Which ex-Apple founded YC companies are growing fastest?

By team growth over 6 months (10+ people): Feather (+75%), Kobalt Labs (+75%) and Airhart Aeronautics (+71%).

Which ex-Apple founded YC companies raised the most?

Largest latest rounds in the last 12 months, after their YC batch: Stepful ($55M), Tavus ($40M) and Tolmo ($22M).

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