561 YC Developer Tools Startups

561 Y Combinator companies carry the Developer Tools tag in YC's own directory, across every batch since 2005. Each row shows what the company does, its batch, HQ and status, and links to its YC application reconstructed in the real form, so a founder building a Developer Tools startup can read how accepted companies answered the same questions.

Companies
561
Top industries
B2B, Fintech and Consumer
Top locations
San Francisco, New York and London
YC top companies
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561 reconstructed applications

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Algolia
AlgoliaTopA developer-friendly and enterprise-grade search API.
Winter 2014San Francisco, CAActive
2
Amplitude
AmplitudeTopDigital Analytics Platform
Winter 2012San Francisco, CAPublic
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a0.dev
a0.devWe make mobile apps using AI.
Winter 2025San Francisco, CAActive
6
Abbot
AbbotYour Customer Success Co-Pilot
Summer 2021San Francisco, CAInactive
7
Aden
AdenOpen source agent generation framework
Winter 2020San Francisco, CAActive
9
Agent FM
Agent FMOne group chat to hear and steer your coding agents.
Summer 2026San Francisco, CAActive
10
Agentic Labs
Agentic LabsAI system design tools for dev teams
Winter 2024New York, NYActive

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AgentMail
AgentMailEmail Inboxes for AI Agents
Summer 2025San Francisco, CAActive
13
Airbyte
AirbyteContext layer for production-grade AI agents
Winter 2020San Francisco, CAActive
14
Airtrain AI
Airtrain AINo-code data curation for LLM fine-tuning and evaluation.
Summer 2022San Francisco, CAInactive
15
Akkari
AkkariAutonomous Customer Operations
Spring 2026San Francisco, CAActive
16
Alkera AI
Alkera AIReliable and safe data engineering and data science agents
Summer 2026San Francisco, CAActive
17
Alokai
AlokaiFrontend Platform for eCommerce
Winter 2021Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, PolandActive
18
Alpaca
AlpacaAPI-first stock and crypto brokerage platform
Winter 2019San Mateo, CAActive
22
Anima App
Anima AppDesign to Code & On-brand Vibe-coding
Summer 2018New York, NYActive
23
Apollo
ApolloApollo helps engineering teams accelerate delivery
Summer 2011San Francisco, CAActive
24
Aptible
AptibleThe No Infrastructure Platform as a Service
Summer 2014New York City, NYAcquired
26
Ara
AraAra is the self-driving IDE for software teams.
Spring 2026San Francisco, CAActive
27
Archal
ArchalAPI sandboxes, built for AI agents
Summer 2026San Francisco, CAActive
28
Archbee
ArchbeeTURN STATIC DOCS INTO INSTANT ANSWERS
Summer 2021Bucharest, Bucharest, RomaniaActive
29
Archil
ArchilThe high-performance file system that connects AI to data
Fall 2024San Francisco, CAActive
30
Arengu
ArenguBuild frictionless signup flows in minutes
Summer 2021A Coruña, GA, SpainAcquired
31
Arga Labs
Arga LabsReal-world sandboxes to test agents and agent-facing software
Spring 2026San Francisco, CAActive
32
Armory
ArmoryContinuous Deployment at any scale, for all developers.
Winter 2017San Mateo, CAAcquired
33
Arroyo
ArroyoCloud-native stream processing
Winter 2023Berkeley, CAAcquired
35
Artillery
ArtilleryThe complete production quality platform. AI-powered E2E testing,…
Summer 2021Limerick, County Limerick, IrelandActive
36
Ascii
AsciiThe best cloud VMs for billions of agents
Fall 2026Paris, Île-de-France, FranceActive
37
Aspect
AspectBuild UI fast.
Summer 2019San Francisco, CAActive
38
AssemblyAI
AssemblyAIThe best way to build Voice AI apps
Summer 2017New York City, NYActive
39
assistant-ui
assistant-uiOpen Source React.js Library for AI Chat
Winter 2025San Francisco, CAActive
40
Atla
AtlaThe improvement engine for AI agents
Summer 2023London, England, United KingdomInactive
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Atomized
AtomizedEnabling teams to deploy without needing a cloud expert
Summer 2020Charlotte, NCInactive
42
Attune
AttuneFaster builds, zero effort.
Spring 2025San Francisco, CAActive
43
authzed
authzedCloud Infrastructure for Authorization
Winter 2021New York, NYActive
44
Automat
AutomatAI enabled RPA using ChatGPT and computer vision
Winter 2023San Francisco, CAActive
45
Automorphic
AutomorphicInfuse knowledge into language models with just 10 samples
Summer 2023San Francisco, CAActive
46
Autosana
AutosanaAI agents for E2E testing across mobile & web
Summer 2025San Francisco, CAActive
47
Avenue
AvenueObservability platform for operations teams
Winter 2021New York, NYAcquired
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Aviator
AviatorGoogle-level engineering productivity suite
Summer 2021San Francisco, CAActive
49
Avo
AvoFixing data quality in product analytics.
Winter 2019San Francisco, CAActive
50
AXAR AI
AXAR AIMulti-agent orchestration platform
Winter 2021Mountain View, CAActive
51
Axle
AxleAI-native clearinghouse for insurance
Summer 2022New York, NYActive
52
Axolo
AxoloImproving Developer Experience with Streamlined Code Reviews
Winter 2021Paris, Île-de-France, FranceActive
53
Baserun
BaserunObservability and evaluation platform for LLM apps.
Summer 2023San Francisco, CAActive
54
Beam
BeamAI-Native Cloud Platform
Winter 2022New York, NYActive
55
Better Auth
Better AuthThe authentication framework for TypeScript
Spring 2025San Francisco, CAActive
56
Bitmovin
BitmovinPowers OTT online video providers with video developer tools.
Summer 2015San Francisco, CAActive
57
Bitnami
BitnamiThe App Store for Server Software
Winter 2013San Francisco, CAAcquired
58
Bitrise
BitriseHosted Continuous Integration and Delivery for mobile apps
Winter 2017Budapest, HungaryActive
59
Blaxel
BlaxelThe perpetual sandbox platform
Spring 2025San Francisco, CAActive
60
BlindPay
BlindPayStablecoin API for global payments
Winter 2025San Francisco, CAActive
61
BotCity
BotCityObservability and Governance for AI-Generated Python scripts.
Winter 2022San Francisco, CAActive
62
Boundary
BoundaryThe programming language for AI
Winter 2023Seattle, WAActive
63
Brainboard
BrainboardVisually design and manage cloud infrastructures.
Winter 2022New York, NYActive
64
BricksAI
BricksAIStreamlining LLM application management for enterprises
Summer 2022San Francisco, CAInactive
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Briefer
BrieferThe collaborative data platform.
Summer 2023São Paulo, SP, BrazilInactive
67
BuildJet
BuildJetHigh-performance computing cloud
Winter 2023Berlin, Berlin, GermanyActive
68
Bun
BunBun is an incredibly fast all-in-one JavaScript toolkit
Summer 2019San Francisco, CAAcquired
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Cactus
CactusLow-latency AI engine for mobile devices & wearables
Summer 2025San Francisco, CAActive
71
Cakework
CakeworkAPI that adds cloud hosting to any developer platform
Winter 2023Seattle, WAInactive
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Capacitive
CapacitiveThe data gateway for agents.
Spring 2025San Francisco, CAActive
73
Castle
CastleBlock bots & bad behavior
Winter 2016San Francisco, CAActive
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Cedana
CedanaFast, reliable, reproducible AI with GPU live migration
Summer 2023New York, NYActive
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Cekura
CekuraVoice AI and Chat AI agents: Testing and Observability
Fall 2024San Francisco, CAActive
76
Celest
CelestThe Vercel of Flutter
Winter 2024San Francisco, CAInactive
77
Chatter
ChatterDead simple LLM testing and iteration
Summer 2023Philadelphia, PAAcquired
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Chiron
ChironGrammarly for Math ✏️
Spring 2025London, United KingdomActive
80
Chonkie
ChonkieDeep research on autopilot
Spring 2025San Francisco, CAActive
81
Clad Labs
Clad Labsthe brainrot ide
Fall 2025San Francisco, CAActive
82
Clidey
ClideyTurn scattered data into one platform for decision-making
Spring 2025San Francisco, CAActive
83
Cloudchipr
CloudchiprThe #1 Actionable FinOps Platform
Winter 2023Berlin, Berlin, GermanyActive
84
Cloudglue
CloudglueThe video context layer for AI.
Summer 2024San Francisco, CAActive
88
co.dev
co.devTurn your ideas into full-stack apps
Winter 2023Active
90
Codag
CodagThe AI gateway for cheaper, faster, permissioned agents.
Summer 2026San Francisco, CAActive
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Codeball
CodeballAI-Powered Code Review
Winter 2021Stockholm, Stockholm County, SwedenInactive
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CodeCrafters
CodeCraftersProgramming courses for experienced engineers
Summer 2022San Francisco, CAActive
93
CodeParrot AI
CodeParrot AIHelps Developers build stunning UI Lightning Fast ⚡️
Winter 2023Bengaluru, KA, IndiaInactive
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CodeStory
CodeStoryAide is an AI-native, privacy-first IDE built on top of VSCode
Summer 2023London, England, United KingdomInactive
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CodeViz
CodeVizOne living model of your software architecture
Summer 2024San Francisco, CAActive
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Compyle
CompyleThe coding agent that actually collaborates with you
Fall 2025San Francisco, CAActive
98
Conductor
ConductorRun a team of coding agents on your Mac
Summer 2024San Francisco, CAActive
99
Confident AI
Confident AIThe LLM Eval and Observability Platform for AI Quality
Winter 2025San Francisco, CAActive
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Conifer
ConiferLeast cost routing system to reduce 70%+ token spend
Summer 2026San Francisco, CAActive

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How many Y Combinator companies are in tagged Developer Tools?

This directory lists 561 YC companies in tagged Developer Tools, out of 6,207 across every batch since 2005. The count updates when the directory is refreshed, and every one of them is on this page with a link to its public profile.

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Algolia, Amplitude and GitLab lead the table above. YC marks 4 of the 561 companies here as top companies, its own list of the highest-valued and highest-revenue alumni.

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