Silicon Valley’s most floor startup accelerator, Y Cambinator, held its winter 2025 Demo Day on Wednesday, with the latest batch of 160 startups.
Some of the most successful startups of Silicon Valley – which includes belt, AirBNB and Reddit – started in the YC batch.
Surprisingly, many of these batches are focused on creating the next big thing in AI: AI agents. But instead of creating their own AI agents, a surprising number is building agent support tools that enhance other companies agents.
In addition to our picks for the 10 most interesting startups listed below, we had some honorable mention that did not quite create this list. There was an Optify, a startup that created the SOFTWARE FTWARE to manage factory workers, Which was trapped in a social dispute a few weeks ago. The other is artificial congregations, which run AI simulation to check how well your LinkedIn posts will do In the simulated version of your network.
YCA has always accepted some of the eye -catching companies. Here are startups that affect us the most.
What he does: API for Agent Teleoperation
Why is it a fave: One of the main reasons is that if one is stuck, humans can take a remote vehicle if one is stuck. In abundance it created, teleopathy and a platform that applies to all AI agents. Abundant says that when an AI agent fails, his API allows him to be captured, and allows one of his human operators to take action.
What he does: Allows AI agents to navigate browsers
Why is it a fave: Coincidentally, The use of browser went viral earlier this week Because the Chinese AI agent, Manas, uses its open source version of its tool to click by site menus and fill out the form on browsers. Daily downloads went to 28,000, one of the founders told Techcranches. As web browsing AI agents, such as OpenAI’s Operator Perteret, have been used to provide an attractive tool that enables them.
What he does: Replaces boring grading work with AI
Why is it a fave: Teaching assistants (TAS) are the spine of any modern university, grades the papers quietly for professors and other hard work. But grade the olees of repeated papers may not be the best use of TA time when they teach students directly. Cornell TSS Established by those who openly declare that they “hate grading”, use AI tools to automate the grades function so that T.AS. Can use their time better.
What he does: Robinhood for Pokémon Cards
What is it: Missprint has a great original story: its co-founder Iva Harget Goldum Sachs left its job to sell Pokémon cards full-time on SS, in a month, in 000 40,000. Now, Hargate and its co-founder have launched a platform for selling cards and other collectors that allow users to treat more like stocks using a bid/asking system. It’s not a small market: Billion $ 3.5 billion secondhand Pokémon card is sold every year, says Missprint.
What he does: The best vibes use AI to find coders
Why is it a fave: AI-co-operative ‘Vibe Coding’ is all rage, in which YC partner recently says that YC is in a quarter of startups Codebase that is 95% AI-generated. But AI-co-coding doesn’t just allow you to work for you. He and that is a skill. Nextbite says it helps companies to find the best ‘Vibers’ AI model thanks to the skills of testing coders in interview questions in AI’s benefit.
What he does: AI Clone for Zoom Q Calls LS
Why is it a fave: Who did not POP at a work zoom meeting with a bad case of bed hair or rarely sparked pajamas? The pickle solves this by giving you a ‘clone’ yourself ‘clone’ and placing it on the screen, putting the person on the screen, lip-signing your voice in real-time. (Mostly) as a remote team, we really hope for the pick – which says that it has more than 1,500 paying users so far – can pull this.
What he does: To automate AI Agents Restaurant Management
Why is it a fave: Running a restaurant is often an exciting mom-and-POP paration. Restaurant inventory is often operated in Google Sheets, and includes many calling gender and email with suppliers. Rebbolt tries to automate some of those work with AI agents, and the company says it has discussions with Burger King’s parent company.
What he does: A Romba for weeding in the field
Why is it a fave: Weeds kill the fields, but removing it is a difficult task that requires human labor. Established by the former Apple Pal Pal Hardware Lead, the Red Barn Robotics claims that its weed robot, what it calls “field hand”, is 15x faster than humans and is a quarter of spirit. Founders say the company has already signed the LO 5 million Lois for the next growing season.
What he does: Vintage clothing market curated by AI
Why is it a fave: If you’ve ever purchased an Optage Naline for Vintage Clothing, you know it may be a tremendous experience. There are many options, and quality is difficult to evaluate. Retrofit AI uses the Sort in thousands of vintage lists, and makes the market based on current trends. Also, his website looks great.
What he does: Autonomous petrol boat
Why is it a fave: Shield AI’s ‘Autonomy is hot in defense tech right now’A.I. Fighter pilot‘To Saronic’s planned autonomous war ship factory. Splash makes a small petrol boat that autonomously patrolling the borders of the sea. Startup says it already includes 200 miles autonomously in the San Francisco Bay area and claims an impressive 800 miles range.
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