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YC companies founded by ex-Salesforce people

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

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

Hiring the mostlast 60 days
24 roles
OverviewW19
  1. 2Fours14
  2. 3Lance5
See all 5
Fastest growingteam, 6 months
+50%
LanceW26
  1. 2Clarion+48%
  2. 3Overview+30%
See all 7
Shrinkingteam, 12 months
−12%
HoneydewW23
  1. 2Ramani−6%
  2. 3Shimmer−5%
See all 4
Raised the mostlast 12 months
$13.5M
CandorIQS23
  1. 2Clarion$10M
  2. 3Risely AI$3.6M
See all 4
Companies
45
Active
31
Hiring, last 60 days
5
Open roles, 60 days
47
People on these teams
2,606
Showing 45 of 45 companies
CompanyBatchTeam6 mo12 moOpen rolesTotal raisedLast round
The future of B2B spend
S201,421+13%+38%3$371MSeries D$190M, Oct 2024
Infrastructure for indirect revenue channels
W23180+22%+58%14$18.5MSeries A$15M, Feb 2025
YC for your career
S17Inactive152+1%−11%0$29.2MSeries B$17M, Jul 2022
Reshaping industrial quality with AI, hardware, and software
W1991+30%+63%24$13.3MSeries A$10M, Feb 2022
Basilica is an API that embeds high-dimensional data like images and…
W19Inactive67 +5%0Undisclosed roundJan 2021
LTSE is an ecosystem for visionary business.
S1764 −4%0$169MSeries C$100M, Jun 2022
We're building financial infrastructure for Africa's supply chains
W2063−5%−6%YC$32.8MSeries A$32M, Nov 2022
1:1 ADHD coaching, 5-10X More affordable than alternatives
S2157 −5%YC$3.6MSeed$25K, Sep 2024
The fastest way to ship airtight AI
S2133+3%+43%0$19.3MSeries A$14.5M, May 2025
The AI communication layer for healthcare
W2431+48%+48%1$10.5MSeed$10M, Sep 2026
The home for shared data logic
W2330−9%−12%0$575KSeed$75K, May 2025
Headcount & Compensation Management
S2328−3%+4%0$18.3MSeed$13.5M, Oct 2026
Open source alternative to AWS
W2420+18%+18%YC$16MSeed$16M, Mar 2024
ModernLoop helps teams automate and streamline recruiting operations
W2119  0$12.1MSeries A$9M, Aug 2022
Serverless Analytics on Postgres
W22Acquired16−11%−11%0SeedJan 2022
Find furnished rentals and compatible housemates for 1-12 month stays
W19Inactive13−7%+8%0$150KYC investment$150K, May 2019
AI Agents That Run Hotel Operations.
W2612+50% 5
Maximize profits with AI-powered rebate management.
W2310 +11%YC
Flutter combined computer vision technology with the built-in webcams…
W12Acquired10−29%−23%0$1.4MSeed$1.4M, Jun 2012
AI agents that automate administrative work across college campuses.
S259+50%+29%0$4.1MSeed$3.6M, May 2026
Pay by Bank Platform
S22Inactive9−10%−10%0$3.9MSeed$3.4M, Jun 2023
Making Diamond Semiconductors
S267  0
Building Products and Datasets for Frontier Models
S266  0
Robotics
X266  YC
Autonomous Security Swarms
X256+20% YC$500KYC investment$500K, Jan 2026
Agentic AI for aircraft maintenance
W256−14% YC$500KYC investment$500K, Mar 2025
AI Operating System for Debt Settlement
W2350% 0
Florin is an AI-native insurance company that runs autonomously
S264  0$500KYC investment$500K, Jul 2026
RL environments for underexplored domains.
X264  0$500KYC investment$500K, Jun 2026
Fast, open-source inference for voice
F262  0
AI for Legal & Public Policy Teams
S242  YC$550KYC investment$500K, Sep 2024
Close deals faster with AI for contract negotiation
S23Acquired2 −67%0$3MSeed$3M, Aug 2023
Turns your sales calls into CRM data, automatically.
S222  YC$2.7MAngel$2.2M, Mar 2023
AI agents for compliance at institutional trading firms
S261  0
Your First AI Sales Hire for Wholesale Distributors
X25Inactive1  0$500KYC investment$500K, Jun 2025
Give Salesforce the AI upgrade it deserves
W24Inactive1  0
Personalized prevention using genetics and AI
W241  YC$500KSeed$500K, Jan 2026
A stream of engineering candidates who ship.
S231  0$500KYC investment$500K, Apr 2024
AI assistant for customer support
W23Inactive1  0$500KYC investment$500K, Apr 2023
ai
W231  0$500KYC investment$500K, Apr 2023
Developer-first, native integration platform for GTM tools
W22Inactive1  0$500KYC investment$500K, Mar 2022
Safe & Secure Cash Management for Businesses
W19Acquired1  0SeedMar 2019
A hub for all your user research.
S18Inactive1  0$120KYC investment$120K, May 2018
The first digital mental health system for youth
S20209  0$24.9MSeries B$13M, Aug 2023
Hotel booking for groups and events.
S15Inactive  0$120KYC investment$120K, Aug 2015

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-Salesforce founded YC companies

How many ex-Salesforce founded YC companies are there?

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

Which ex-Salesforce founded YC companies are hiring?

5 companies posted roles in the last 60 days, led by Overview (24 roles), Fours (14 roles) and Lance (5 roles). 15 mark themselves as hiring on YC's directory.

Which ex-Salesforce founded YC companies are growing fastest?

By team growth over 6 months (10+ people): Lance (+50%), Clarion (+48%) and Overview (+30%).

Which ex-Salesforce founded YC companies raised the most?

Largest latest rounds in the last 12 months, after their YC batch: CandorIQ ($13.5M), Clarion ($10M) and Risely AI ($3.6M).

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