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YC Government Companies
29 Y Combinator government startups with verified founder contacts, batch info, and company data.
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YC Company Directory
29 companies
Company | Batch | Description | Status | Location | Team | Site | Founders | Reveal |
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Archon | W25 | We help software companies sell to government. | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 3 | George Parks | Reveal | |
Candor | W25 | We help companies win government funding with AI | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 2 | Marcus Zimmerman, Ethne Laude | Reveal | |
Closure | W25 | We help law enforcement solve crime | Active | New York, NY, USA | 4 | Aaron Zelinger, Gilad Levy | Reveal | |
Waypoint Transit | W25 | We automate urban planning so cities can build cheaper and faster. | Active | — | 2 | Varun Tandon, Ryan Johnston | Reveal | |
Hazel | W24 | AI-enabled procurement for government | Active | New York, NY, USA | 5 | August Chen, Elton Lossner | Reveal | |
GovEagle | W23 | AI for Government Contractors | Active | New York, NY, USA | 10 | Akash Mandavilli, Gabe Villasana | Reveal | |
GovDash | W22 | AI platform to win and run government contracts | Active | New York, NY, USA | 56 | Sean Doherty, Timothy Goltser, Curtis Mason | Reveal | |
SpruceID | W21 | SpruceID lets users control their data across the web. | Active | New York, NY, USA | 25 | Wayne Chang, Gregory Rocco | Reveal | |
Ravn | W19 | Ravn is building a heads-up display for soldiers. | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 10 | Jake Bullock | Reveal | |
VotingWorks | W19 | Non-profit building open-source voting machines for US elections. | Active | California, USA | 18 | Ben Adida | Reveal | |
Biobot Analytics | W18 | Population health analytics powered by wastewater. | Active | Cambridge, MA, USA | 12 | Newsha Ghaeli, Mariana Matus | Reveal | |
Promise | W18 | Better payment systems for governments and the communities they serve. | Active | Oakland, CA, USA | 80 | Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Diana Frappier | Reveal | |
Token Transit | W17 | Complete fare payment platform for public transportation | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 12 | Morgan Kikuchi-Conbere, Zachary Browne, Ekate Kuznetsova | Reveal | |
Albacore Inc. | S25 | Autonomous undersea vehicles to deter maritime invasions. | Active | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 15 | John Huddleston, Dante Vaisbort | Reveal | |
EffiGov | S25 | The AI OS for Cities | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 3 | Aubteen Pour-Biazar, Aden Clemente | Reveal | |
Abel Police | S24 | Automating police paperwork | Active | — | 5 | Daniel Francis | Reveal | |
Ontra Mobility | S24 | Platform for cities to optimize transit | Active | New York, NY, USA | 2 | Anthony Trasatti, Connor Riley | Reveal | |
Usul | S24 | AI Platform for Winning Defense & Government Contracts | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 11 | Jarren Reid, Oliver Gomez, Joonghyun Lee | Reveal | |
XTraffic | S24 | Technology for cities to automate and manage their traffic lights. | Active | — | 3 | Everett Ivy, Luke Adams | Reveal | |
Govly | S21 | The #1 Market Network for Government Contractors. | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 30 | Michael Weiland, Nick Weiland, Jon Wright | Reveal | |
Blissway | S20 | The tolling industry’s prime tech infrastructure | Active | Denver, CO, USA | 20 | Francisco Torrealba, Felipe Kettlun | Reveal | |
PANADATA | S20 | We run background checks on businesses using data from public records… | Active | City of Knowledge, Panama City, Panama | 4 | Iván Barría | Reveal | |
Lumineye | S19 | X-ray Vision for First Responders | Inactive | Boise, ID, USA | 10 | Robert Kleffner, Megan Lacy, Corbin Hennen | Reveal | |
Recidiviz | S19 | Helping create a smaller, fairer, safer justice system | Active | New York, NY, USA | 100 | Joshua Essex, Clementine Jacoby | Reveal | |
Impactive (formerly Outvote) | S18 | Political/civic tech helping progressive campaigns organize & mobilize | Acquired | Boston, MA, USA | 15 | Naseem Makiya | Reveal | |
Just Appraised | S17 | Just Appraised makes software for local governments. | Active | Palo Alto, CA, USA | 40 | Imran Khoja, Travis Noll | Reveal | |
Lakonia | F25 | Delivering AI-powered situational awareness in tactical environments. | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 2 | Gordy Sun | Reveal | |
Mayflower | F25 | AI plug-in that automates HR immigration screening and compliance | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 2 | Naren Chittem, Aryan Gulati | Reveal | |
Roundabout Technologies | F24 | Software for AI-powered traffic lights | Active | — | 4 | Collin Barnwell, Sabeek Pradhan | Reveal |
About YC Government Companies
Y Combinator has funded 29 government companies since its founding in 2005. These startups span from early-stage pre-launch to publicly traded companies, making YC one of the most prolific backers of government innovation globally.
27 of these companies are currently active. 1 have been acquired. VCBacked tracks verified founder contact information, team sizes, and company status for every YC government startup.
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