Swarm AI Startups funded by Y Combinator (YC) 2026

May 2026

Browse 3 of the top Swarm AI startups funded by Y Combinator.

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  • OpenProse
    OpenProse
    Y Combinator LogoP2026
    Active • 3 employees • San Francisco, CA, USA
    Create agents with structured english and markdown. OpenProse agents are portable across model providers and harnesses. Our framework allows you to declare intents, responsibilities, and outcomes in natural language, while the agents self-configure to deliver results. Read more about how OpenProse came to be: https://x.com/irl_danB/status/2011122779890831601 If you want to learn more about OpenProse, book some time with the founder here: https://cal.com/irl-danb/openprose-intro
    aiops
    artificial-intelligence
    developer-tools
    swarm-ai
    ai-assistant
  • KELAI
    KELAI
    Y Combinator LogoP2026
    Active • 3 employees • New York, NY, USA
    For decades, finance has been a race to know first. The first traders belonged to the floor; then came quant teams building infrastructure to interpret markets systematically. In the era of AI, as the boundary between human and machine intelligence dissolves, KelAI brings finance into cognitive interpretation at scale. Our autonomous agents read every market move, formulate systematic investment insights and compound knowledge at market speed. Compounding intelligence, trade by trade.
    generative-ai
    swarm-ai
  • AICE Power
    AICE Power
    Y Combinator LogoP2026
    Active • 2 employees • San Francisco
    We are building the next generation of underwater defense systems: autonomous swarms of modular marine drones to secure naval assets and coastal infrastructure against evolving underwater threats.
    hardware
    swarm-ai
    robotics
    drones