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YC companies founded by ex-Goldman Sachs people

143 Y Combinator companies with a founder who worked at Goldman Sachs before.

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

Hiring the mostlast 60 days
91 roles
CoinbaseS12
  1. 2Apollo.io45
  2. 3Harper14
See all 22
Fastest growingteam, 6 months
+331%
LinewiseX25
  1. 2InstaAgent+233%
  2. 3Hirebolt+100%
See all 44
Shrinkingteam, 12 months
−43%
KularW22
  1. 2GitStart−28%
  2. 3ErudiFi−24%
See all 15
Raised the mostlast 12 months
$100M
NourishW21
  1. 2Harper$47M
  2. 3Benepass$40M
See all 15
Companies
143
Active
113
Hiring, last 60 days
22
Open roles, 60 days
217
People on these teams
20,159
Showing 50 of 143 companies
CompanyBatchTeam6 mo12 moOpen rolesTotal raisedLast round
Buy, sell, and manage cryptocurrencies.
S12Public6,979−5%−6%91
Apollo is the foundation of your entire go-to-market strategy.
W16987+44%+54%45$251MSeries D$100M, Aug 2023
AI-powered contract management
S15868+3%+15%1$334MSeries E$150M, Jan 2022
Inspection software for renewable energy & sustainable infrastructure
W15706+2%+1%1$174MUndisclosed round$60M, Mar 2025
1st federally regulated exchange where people can trade on events
W19604+17%+83%YC$2.9BUndisclosed round$30M, Jul 2026
We make healthcare in emerging markets affordable and accessible
W17578−1%−8%6$48.3MSeries B$40M, Feb 2022
Modern insurance brokerage.
W18Acquired542−11%−18%0$310MSeries D$200M, Apr 2022
Digital trade finance and B2B commerce company
S15444+5%+16%YC$578MDebt$50M, Oct 2025
AI recruiter that runs outbound sourcing campaigns to find top talent
W21266+38%+62%YC$2.2MSeed$2.2M, Aug 2023
Marketplace for America's most essential assets
W24230+46%+150%2$22.8MSeries B$17.8M, Sep 2026
Creating Microfinance 2.0.
W20179+2%+10%0$1.8MYC investment$150K, Mar 2021
Offers insurance to customers in a convenient & transparent way
S21136+5%+15%0$6.7MSeed$3.3M, Nov 2024
Pre-tax and lifestyle benefits, managed in one place.
W20135+25%+67%7$74.7MSeries B$40M, Jan 2026
Bridging a world of consumer-permissioned credit data
S16131+11%+19%YC$159MSeries D$35M, Oct 2025
Customer loyalty and payments platform for small businesses.
W11Acquired126 −1%0$144MSeries D$52.2M, Oct 2020
Africa's #1 healthcare technology provider.
S17109−6%−20%8$62.7MSeries B$30M, Jun 2023
Digital financial services for students in Southeast Asia
W18102−19%−24%0$20MGrant$15M, Nov 2024
AI-native commercial insurance brokerage
W2585+35%+158%14$47.5MSeries A$47M, Feb 2026
The Smart Market Powering The Future
S1683+38%+60%2$81.3MSeries B$32M, Nov 2024
Career advancement for Black, Latinx & Native American professionals.
S15Acquired83+12%+15%0$11.9MSeries A$7.5M, Sep 2017
AI agents for insurance and benefits
S2280+43%+135%YC$24.4MUndisclosed round$50K, Mar 2026
Titan is an award-winning wealth manager with a mission to increase…
S1875+53%+103%4$73MUndisclosed round$58M, Jan 2023
AI-native commercial real estate operations
S2268−1%+24%YC$18.6MSeries A$18M, Jan 2026
AI Servicing for Auto Lenders
W2367+16%+86%9$60.5MSeries A$60M, Jul 2025
Taali is creating popcorn 2.0 from popped water lily seeds
W1963 +9%0$150KYC investment$150K, Mar 2019
AI fraud prevention and underwriting agent
S2261 −13%2$19.5MSeries A$15M, Aug 2024
Build better banking
S1758+38%+32%9$4MUndisclosed round$2M, Mar 2022
Hire the best AI Sales employees | AI SDR | AI RevOps | AI EA
W2357+12%+159%1$1.4MSeed$800K, Jul 2023
Industrial data layer for physical RSI
X2556+331% 0$7.6MSeed$6M, Jun 2026
Banner makes software for CRE owners to manage capital spend
S1956−2%+6%0$10MSeries A$10M, Oct 2023
We make EV charging as simple and reliable as LED lights
W1953−2%−15%0$17MSeries A$15M, Sep 2024
Production-grade unstructured document extraction
S2446+31%+53%2$4.4MSeed$3.9M, Feb 2025
Streamline your debt capital raise and management
W21Acquired45−2%−18%0$20.1MSeries A$17M, Jan 2023
Carbon markets platform and solutions
S2144−6%+2%0$16.6MSeries A$13.5M, Apr 2023
Software for the commercial services industry.
W19Acquired43−2% 0$59.5MSeries B$39M, Oct 2021
Medicinal Chemistry powered by Machine Learning
W2041−5%−9%1$26.4MGrant$24M, May 2022
build AI NPCs
W1940+5%+5%0$26.2MUndisclosed round$500K, Feb 2023
AI Customer Service Agents for trades and field services
S2339+50%+117%1$16.4MSeries A$12.9M, Jan 2026
Save money and win prizes up to $10m through weekly number draws.
S2038+3%−5%0$26.6MUndisclosed round$10M, Feb 2022
CARUPI is the world's 1st managed P2P marketplace for used cars
W20Inactive38+3% 0$2.3MSeries A$2M, Nov 2021
Restaurant software that actually works
W2337+42%+118%YC$500KYC investment$500K, Sep 2024
Enterprise software for companies to track & reduce their carbon…
W2235+6%+9%YC$7.2MSeed$7.2M, Aug 2024
AptDeco is the easiest way to buy and sell used furniture
W1435+3%+13%YC$8.7MEquity crowdfunding$6.2M, Mar 2023
Software that helps employees pick their employee benefits.
S2134+21%+36%0$11.1MSeries A$7.8M, Jul 2022
Agent simulation and RL for researchers
F2433−6%+3%2$500KYC investment$500K, Dec 2024
Open Source CRM
S2331−6%−9%YC$5MSeed$5M, Nov 2024
A self-help app for people to manage their ADHD.
S21Acquired30−6%−21%0$14MSeries A$11M, Jan 2023
Next-gen ingredients to decarbonize consumer products, starting w/…
S1825−11%−19%0$33.5MGrant$1M, Jan 2024
Modern Investment Product for 100m underserved Europeans
W2223+15%+28%0$9.5MSeed$6M, Feb 2026
Pull Requests as a Service
S1923−4%−28%0$5.2MUndisclosed round$5M, Nov 2024

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-Goldman Sachs founded YC companies

How many ex-Goldman Sachs founded YC companies are there?

143 Y Combinator companies have a founder who worked at Goldman Sachs; 113 are active.

Which ex-Goldman Sachs founded YC companies are hiring?

22 companies posted roles in the last 60 days, led by Coinbase (91 roles), Apollo.io (45 roles) and Harper (14 roles). 47 mark themselves as hiring on YC's directory.

Which ex-Goldman Sachs founded YC companies are growing fastest?

By team growth over 6 months (10+ people): Linewise (+331%), InstaAgent (+233%) and Hirebolt (+100%).

Which ex-Goldman Sachs founded YC companies raised the most?

Largest latest rounds in the last 12 months, after their YC batch: Nourish ($100M), Harper ($47M) and Benepass ($40M).

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