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YC companies founded by ex-PwC people

45 Y Combinator companies with a founder who worked at PwC before.

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

Hiring the mostlast 60 days
5 roles
Modern HealthW18
  1. 2Halluminate2
  2. 3Fini1
See all 6
Fastest growingteam, 6 months
+60%
SubsetsS23
  1. 2ComplyDo+50%
  2. 3Meru.com+43%
See all 15
Shrinkingteam, 12 months
−22%
Strive MathS21
  1. 2G LNK−15%
  2. 3Avocademy−14%
See all 7
Raised the mostlast 12 months
$30M
HalluminateS25
  1. 2erad$22M
  2. 3Fini$3.6M
See all 6
Companies
45
Active
31
Hiring, last 60 days
6
Open roles, 60 days
11
People on these teams
2,567
Showing 45 of 45 companies
CompanyBatchTeam6 mo12 moOpen rolesTotal raisedLast round
A mental health benefits platform for employers.
W18920+2%−1%5$167MSeries D$74M, Feb 2021
India's largest vehicle sharing platform, turning people's vehicles…
S16Inactive157−1%−2%0$149MDebt$100M, Nov 2018
Neema is an app for unbanked workers, which provides a checking…
W17Inactive143+3%+13%0$19.3MUndisclosed round$17.7M, Dec 2021
Pop Meals is a restaurant chain without chefs. All recipes are…
S17134+2% YC$27MSeries B$18M, Feb 2020
Fini | Automate 80% of enterprise support with AI agents
S22111+31%+131%1$4.1MSeed$3.6M, Jan 2026
The AI Command Center for outbound and ABM
S14108+5%+2%1$22.4MSeries A$20M, Oct 2021
Restaurant Solution (E-commerce via WhatsApp + POS + CRM/Marketing)
W2173−5%−6%0$6.1MSeed$4.6M, May 2022
Mobile banking for small business.
W15Acquired720%0%0$5.9MSeed$120K, Aug 2018
iMessage for Sales
S2365+18%+30%1
The one-stop-shop for auto-parts in Mexico.
W2153+43%+66%0$5.5MSeed$3M, Jan 2023
We help businesses convert leads into sales in minutes using text
S21Acquired51−9%−15%0$17.2MSeries A$10M, Feb 2024
AppLovin for the food & CPG
S1951−2%−9%0$8MSeed$5.3M, Apr 2023
Plaid for Brazil: we allow developers to access users' financial data
S2148+33%+71%0$5.2MSeries A$3.5M, Aug 2026
Instant lab tests on your smartphone
S2142−2%−12%YC$2.4MSeed$2M, Feb 2024
Global mobility platform for companies and employees
S19Acquired42−12%−26%0$48.4MSeries B$35M, Sep 2022
Enterprise software for companies to track & reduce their carbon…
W2235+6%+9%YC$7.2MSeed$7.2M, Aug 2024
Restoring nature to solve climate change.
W19Acquired35 −45%0$88.3MSeries B$9M, Dec 2023
We teach UX/UI design and then help people get great jobs.
W2231−3%−14%0SeedApr 2022
AI quote & order processing for technical distributors & manufacturers
W2524+14%+4%YC$2.6MSeed$2.1M, Dec 2025
AI Creative Strategist
W2424+14%+50%YC$2.6MYC investment$500K, Mar 2024
Real-Time Collaborative Transport Management Platform
S2123−8% 0$4.5MSeed$4M, Dec 2021
We are Alibaba of Africa. We are building a marketplace for African…
W17Acquired230%0%0$3.1MSeed$3M, Jul 2019
API for developers and AIs to access health data
W2122+10%+5%YC$2.8MSeed$2.8M, Jun 2021
Online Coding School for Kids 8-16
S2121−5%−22%YC$1.4MSeed$1.3M, Feb 2023
We make it easy to get great ObGyn care in-person and over telehealth
S22Inactive19−5%−27%0$7.5MSeed$7M, Nov 2022
The SAT of Financial Education in India.
W2219+12%+19%0
Global Compliance for Enterprises
F2518+50% YC$1.8MPre-seed$1.3M, May 2026
Simplifying Collaboration for Healthcare Organizations & Professionals
W2517−26%−15%0$500KYC investment$500K, Mar 2025
AI-driven Retention Automation for subscription media businesses.
S2316+60%+129%0$1.6MPre-seed$1.6M, Feb 2024
Production Monitoring & Evals for AI Agents
W2511+10%+38%YC$2.2MSeed$2.2M, Mar 2025
Share casual moments with the people you care about
W2210−9% YC
Open-source agentic security automation platform
W248+14%+14%1$500KYC investment$500K, Jan 2024
AI-native debt collection company
S2660%0%YC$500KYC investment$500K, Aug 2026
The planning layer for teams that build with coding agents
F254  YC$500KYC investment$500K, Dec 2025
AI insights for consumer products
W244  YC
Document Collection Software for Accountants, Auditors, and Lawyers
S22Acquired3  0Pre-seedAug 2022
S223  0$1MSeed$500K, Apr 2025
Voice AI agents for patient billing and collections
S22Inactive1 −80%0$500KYC investment$500K, Sep 2022
AI Deal Screening Analyst for Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions
W22Inactive1  0$2MSeed$2M, Apr 2022
End-to-end platform to improve wellbeing and team performance.
W22Acquired1  0$4MSeed$2.8M, Jan 2025
Eliminate Cloud Waste. Attribute and Track Savings. Engage Engineers.
S21Acquired1  0$3.1MSeed$3M, Dec 2021
Cryptocurrency infrastructure for Africa.
S181  0$1MUndisclosed round$1M, Feb 2021
Shifting the asymmetry of cyber security.
S15Acquired1  0$10.6MUndisclosed round$9M, Aug 2018
Non-dilutive funding and payments in the Middle East
S2260  YC$198MSeries A$22M, Sep 2026
Data and RL environments to automate knowledge work
S2555  2$30.5MSeries A$30M, Oct 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 ex-PwC founded YC companies

How many ex-PwC founded YC companies are there?

45 Y Combinator companies have a founder who worked at PwC; 31 are active.

Which ex-PwC founded YC companies are hiring?

6 companies posted roles in the last 60 days, led by Modern Health (5 roles), Halluminate (2 roles) and Fini (1 roles). 18 mark themselves as hiring on YC's directory.

Which ex-PwC founded YC companies are growing fastest?

By team growth over 6 months (10+ people): Subsets (+60%), ComplyDo (+50%) and Meru.com (+43%).

Which ex-PwC founded YC companies raised the most?

Largest latest rounds in the last 12 months, after their YC batch: Halluminate ($30M), erad ($22M) and Fini ($3.6M).

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