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43 Y Combinator government startups with verified founder contacts, batch info, and company data.

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Company	Batch	Description	Status	Location	Team	Founders	Reveal
GovGuard	X26	Automating Government Workflows, starting with FOIA	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	—	Gleb Hulting, Aditya Sabharwal	Reveal
Caucus	X25	AI CRM for Government	Inactive	—	3	Amir Farahani, Tyler Chen	Reveal
Code Four	X25	Modernizing the police workflow.	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	3	George Cheng, Dylan Nguyen	Reveal
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
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 City, NY, USA	11	Aaron Zelinger, Gilad Levy, Graciella Vliet	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 City, NY, USA	6	August Chen, Elton Lossner	Reveal
GovEagle	W23	AI for Government Contractors	Active	New York, NY, USA	10	Akash Mandavilli, Gabe Villasana	Reveal
GovEagle	W23	AI for Government Contractors	Active	New York City, NY, USA	25	Akash Mandavilli, Gabe Villasana	Reveal
GovDash	W22	AI platform to win and run government contracts	Active	New York City, 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
SpruceID	W21	SpruceID lets users control their data across the web.	Active	New York City, NY, USA; Remote	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	Boston, MA, USA; CA, USA; Remote	18	Ben Adida	Reveal
Biobot Analytics	W18	Population health analytics powered by wastewater.	Active	Boston, MA, USA	12	Newsha Ghaeli, Mariana Matus	Reveal
Promise	W18	Better payment systems for governments and the communities they serve.	Active	San Francisco, 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
Zenysis	W16	Building powerful data analysis software for developing countries.	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	11	Jonathan Stambolis, Ian Webster	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	San Francisco, CA, USA	5	Daniel Francis	Reveal
Ontra Mobility	S24	Platform for cities to optimize transit	Active	New York City, NY, USA; Remote	2	Anthony Trasatti, Connor Riley	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	15	Jarren Reid, Oliver Gomez, Joonghyun Lee	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	Dallas, TX, USA	3	Everett Ivy	Reveal
Govly	S21	The #1 Market Network for Government Contractors.	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote	30	Michael Weiland, Nick Weiland, Jon Wright	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
Blissway	S20	The tolling industry’s prime tech infrastructure	Active	Denver, CO, USA	22	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
RingMD	S20	We work with governments to implement telemedicine programs.	Active	Charleston, SC, USA	32	Justin Fulcher	Reveal
Lumineye	S19	X-ray Vision for First Responders	Inactive	Boise, ID, USA	10	Robert Kleffner, Megan Lacy, Corbin Hennen	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	San Francisco, CA, USA; Palo Alto, CA, USA; Remote	40	Imran Khoja, Travis Noll	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	San Francisco, CA, USA	5	Collin Barnwell, Sabeek Pradhan	Reveal

Batch Distribution

XX261 XX252 WW255 WW241 WW232 WW221

Status Breakdown

Active39 Inactive3 Acquired1

Top Locations

San Francisco19 New York City6 New York4 Boston3 Denver2 Boise2

About YC Government Companies

Y Combinator has funded 43 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.

39 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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