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Funded

Companies founded and financed elsewhere. A funded business that works is the strongest evidence a problem is real and someone pays to solve it. Where no local equivalent exists, that absence is the arbitrage this register hunts.

Sorted by date, newest first, page 26 of 62.

March 2024

3 on this page

  1. Yoneda Labs — Foundation Model for Chemical Manufacturing (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Foundation Model for Chemical Manufacturing (YC Winter 2024; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  2. Zaymo — Interactive email builder for ecommerce brands (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: RetailOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Interactive email builder for ecommerce brands (YC Winter 2024; B2B -> Marketing; Lehi, UT, USA).

  3. Zep AI — Agent Context Is Hard. We Fixed It (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Agent Context Is Hard. We Fixed It (YC Winter 2024; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

February 2024

5 on this page

  1. Muddy — The multiplayer browser that knows you (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The multiplayer browser that knows you

    “The multiplayer browser that knows you”

  2. Branch AI — AI Overview Search, as a Service (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: Singapore
    Summary

    AI Overview Search, as a Service

    “AI Overview Search, as a Service”

  3. Fetchr — The Personal Shopper in Your Pocket (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: RetailOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The Personal Shopper in Your Pocket

    “The Personal Shopper in Your Pocket”

  4. Colossyan — AI avatar video for corporate learning (another site)

    Source: RoundsSector: EducationOrigin: HungaryValue: €20M
    Summary

    Hungarian-founded text-to-video platform cutting training-video production to minutes; clients include Porsche and Vodafone. LAUNCHub and Day One Capital among backers.

  5. Diligent — AI agents for fintech risk and compliance operations (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: FintechOrigin: United Kingdom
    Summary

    AI agents for fintech risk and compliance operations

    “AI agents for fintech risk and compliance operations”

January 2024

10 on this page

  1. Better Stack — observability and incident management platform (another site)

    Source: RoundsSector: B2BOrigin: CzechiaValue: €9.2M
    Summary

    Prague-built ClickHouse-based Datadog challenger for log monitoring and uptime, profitable at raise. Backed by Creandum, Kaya VC and Credo Ventures.

  2. Elv.ai — AI moderation of hate & disinformation in comments (another site)

    Source: RoundsSector: OtherOrigin: SlovakiaValue: €500k
    Summary

    Bratislava service combining AI + human moderators to manage hateful/disinformation comments for media and brands.

  3. CloudTalk — AI business calling software (another site)

    Source: RoundsSector: B2BOrigin: SlovakiaValue: €26M
    Summary

    Bratislava-built cloud call-center used by 4,000+ teams in 100+ countries with AI summaries and analytics. Presto Ventures and Orbit Capital among backers.

  4. ArtMaster — music-education app (another site)

    Source: RoundsSector: EducationOrigin: CzechiaValue: €460k
    Summary

    Czech app teaching music skills, used in ~70 countries.

  5. CasInvent Pharma — casein-kinase inhibitors for oncology (another site)

    Source: RoundsSector: HealthOrigin: CzechiaValue: €1.6M
    Summary

    Brno biotech spin-off developing tumor-suppressing drug candidates.

  6. Daytrip — intercity door-to-door rides with local drivers (another site)

    Source: RoundsSector: MobilityOrigin: CzechiaValue: €9.2M
    Summary

    Prague marketplace connecting travelers with drivers for cross-border/intercity trips in 110+ countries.

  7. Hedepy — online psychotherapy platform (another site)

    Source: RoundsSector: HealthOrigin: CzechiaValue: €1.8M
    Summary

    Prague teletherapy platform matching clients with psychotherapists across CEE. Mental-health access is a register-adjacent care-capacity theme, though no problem claims this niche.

  8. Mamio — community and support app for mothers (another site)

    Source: RoundsSector: OtherOrigin: CzechiaValue: €300k
    Summary

    Czech app/community for mothers (15k users at funding). Family-support consumer niche; register tracks caregiver navigation (p-0004) but for benefits, not parenting.

  9. Meiro — customer data platform for ad targeting (another site)

    Source: RoundsSector: B2BOrigin: CzechiaValue: €2.8M
    Summary

    Customer-data platform optimizing ad targeting, founded by three Czechs, operating across Asia.

  10. Shaka — telecom/mobile startup by Czech founder (another site)

    Source: RoundsSector: OtherOrigin: CzechiaValue: €1M
    Summary

    Telecom startup founded by Czech Jonas Jelinek (UK-linked), seed-backed by Haatch and Antler.

December 2023

10 on this page

  1. Summary

    Czech AI companion app targeting Gen Z mental wellbeing; Presto-backed.

  2. Summary

    Brno startup replacing slow survey panels with validated AI data models of customers.

  3. Summary

    Budapest deep-tech making robot limbs via 3D braiding for cheaper humanoids.

  4. Summary

    Skopje SaaS scaling multi-account LinkedIn outreach; among Europe's fastest bootstrapped growers.

  5. Summary

    Polish platform capturing work patterns to find automation potential in operations.

  6. Summary

    Warsaw devtool translating queries between engines (e.g. Kibana to ClickHouse) to de-risk migrations.

  7. SmartSchool — AI teaching assistant (another site)

    Source: PolandSector: Education
    Summary

    Polish edtech giving teachers AI lesson-prep and grading support.

  8. Summary

    Serbian tool for annotating and sharing web research inside teams.

  9. Prepia — AI exam preparation (another site)

    Source: SerbiaSector: Education
    Summary

    Serbian edtech generating adaptive exam preparation from curriculum.

  10. Summary

    Turin-based team led by the ex-head of the Ukrainian space agency productizing docking tech for satellite servicing.

November 2023

1 on this page

  1. Clerky — Makes legal paperwork easy for startups and their attorneys. (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: LegalOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Makes legal paperwork easy for startups and their attorneys.

    “Makes legal paperwork easy for startups and their attorneys.”

October 2023

1 on this page

  1. Sprout.ai — AI that reads claim documents and checks them against the policy for insurers (another site)

    Source: United Kingdom · Entered by handSector: FintechValue: €6.2M
    Summary

    London insurtech that extracts information from claim documents, compares it with policy coverage and automates parts of claims handling for insurers and third-party administrators, claiming up to 50% lower handling costs. It raised GBP 5.4M in October 2023 after a GBP 8M Series A in 2021 and names AdvanceCare, MetLife and Generali as partners.

    “The business provides services to a range of global partners, including AdvanceCare, MetLife and Generali.”

September 2023

4 on this page

  1. Resourcify — enterprise waste and recycling management platform (another site)

    Source: Germany · Entered by handSector: EnvironmentValue: €14M
    Summary

    Hamburg platform connecting large companies to local recyclers, running the sorting, take-back and disposal process as software instead of phone calls and paper. Named users include McDonald's, Johnson and Johnson, REWE, Hornbach and Frankfurt Airport.

  2. Mattermost — Secure Collaboration for Technical Teams (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Secure Collaboration for Technical Teams

    “Secure Collaboration for Technical Teams”

  3. Aurabeat — Providing clean, safe, virus free air for homes, buildings and cars (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: OtherOrigin: Hong Kong
    Summary

    Providing clean, safe, virus free air for homes, buildings and cars

    “Providing clean, safe, virus free air for homes, buildings and cars”

  4. Foundation — Shopify for Homebuilders (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: HousingOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Shopify for Homebuilders

    “Shopify for Homebuilders”

August 2023

41 on this page

  1. DataShare — Embed charts, dashboards and exports in your app (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Embed charts, dashboards and exports in your app

    “Embed charts, dashboards and exports in your app”

  2. Surface Labs — Building the AI-powered marketing ops platform that turns website… (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Building the AI-powered marketing ops platform that turns website…

    “Building the AI-powered marketing ops platform that turns website…”

  3. BricksAI — Streamlining LLM application management for enterprises (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Streamlining LLM application management for enterprises

    “Streamlining LLM application management for enterprises”

  4. Care Weather — The highest-accuracy global weather data from low-cost flat satellites (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: EnvironmentOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The highest-accuracy global weather data from low-cost flat satellites

    “The highest-accuracy global weather data from low-cost flat satellites”

  5. Minded — Cursor for AI Agents (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: Israel
    Summary

    Cursor for AI Agents

    “Cursor for AI Agents”

  6. FleetWorks — AI enabled marketplace matching trucks with jobs (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: MobilityOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI enabled marketplace matching trucks with jobs

    “AI enabled marketplace matching trucks with jobs”

  7. Twine — ai revenue engine for service businesses (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    ai revenue engine for service businesses

    “ai revenue engine for service businesses”

  8. Elythea — ML to predict and prevent pregnancy complications (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    ML to predict and prevent pregnancy complications

    “ML to predict and prevent pregnancy complications”

  9. Feanix Biotechnologies — Farm Genetics Made Easy - Using DNA and Software (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: OtherOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Farm Genetics Made Easy - Using DNA and Software

    “Farm Genetics Made Easy - Using DNA and Software”

  10. Kite — Screen recorder for stunning product demo videos (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Screen recorder for stunning product demo videos

    “Screen recorder for stunning product demo videos”

  11. Ora AI — The AI Platform for Medical Education (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: EducationOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The AI Platform for Medical Education

    “The AI Platform for Medical Education”

  12. Accend — AI agents for commercial underwriting at banks and fintechs (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: FintechOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI agents for commercial underwriting at banks and fintechs

    “AI agents for commercial underwriting at banks and fintechs”

  13. Automorphic — Infuse knowledge into language models with just 10 samples (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Infuse knowledge into language models with just 10 samples

    “Infuse knowledge into language models with just 10 samples”

  14. Baserun — Observability and evaluation platform for LLM apps. (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Observability and evaluation platform for LLM apps.

    “Observability and evaluation platform for LLM apps.”

  15. Numen — Engineering a future without cancer deaths. (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Engineering a future without cancer deaths.

    “Engineering a future without cancer deaths.”

  16. RecipeUI — The open source Postman alternative. (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The open source Postman alternative.

    “The open source Postman alternative.”

  17. Sendblue — iMessage for Sales (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    iMessage for Sales

    “iMessage for Sales”

  18. Casca — Make Banking Magical (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: FintechOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Make Banking Magical

    “Make Banking Magical”

  19. Chatter — Dead simple LLM testing and iteration (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Dead simple LLM testing and iteration

    “Dead simple LLM testing and iteration”

  20. Bolto — AI Powered All-In-One Payroll, HR + Recruiting (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI Powered All-In-One Payroll, HR + Recruiting

    “AI Powered All-In-One Payroll, HR + Recruiting”

  21. Envelope — Budgeting app with built-in banking (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: FintechOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Budgeting app with built-in banking

    “Budgeting app with built-in banking”

  22. Deasy Labs — Metadata for GenAI workflows (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Metadata for GenAI workflows

    “Metadata for GenAI workflows”

  23. sizeless — Instant 3D Digital Twins for Smarter Real Estate. (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: HousingOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Instant 3D Digital Twins for Smarter Real Estate.

    “Instant 3D Digital Twins for Smarter Real Estate.”

  24. Alguna — AI-Native CPQ & Billing for Modern Pricing Models (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United Kingdom
    Summary

    AI-Native CPQ & Billing for Modern Pricing Models

    “AI-Native CPQ & Billing for Modern Pricing Models”

  25. Inari — Your junior AI product manager (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Your junior AI product manager

    “Your junior AI product manager”

  26. LifestyleRx — Virtual Care for Type 2 Diabetes Reversal (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: HealthOrigin: Canada
    Summary

    Virtual Care for Type 2 Diabetes Reversal

    “Virtual Care for Type 2 Diabetes Reversal”

  27. Mandel AI — AI Supply Chain Coordinator (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: Bulgaria
    Summary

    AI Supply Chain Coordinator

    “AI Supply Chain Coordinator”

  28. Tremor — The UI toolkit for Dashboards (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: Switzerland
    Summary

    The UI toolkit for Dashboards

    “The UI toolkit for Dashboards”

  29. Fortuna Health — TurboTax for Medicaid (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    TurboTax for Medicaid

    “TurboTax for Medicaid”

  30. Inconvo — Build chat-with-data agents for customer-facing applications (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: Ireland
    Summary

    Build chat-with-data agents for customer-facing applications

    “Build chat-with-data agents for customer-facing applications”

  31. Cair Health — AI Agents for Healthcare RCM (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI Agents for Healthcare RCM

    “AI Agents for Healthcare RCM”

  32. Capi Money — Helping businesses in emerging markets make pay their international… (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: FintechOrigin: United Kingdom
    Summary

    Helping businesses in emerging markets make pay their international…

    “Helping businesses in emerging markets make pay their international…”

  33. Constructable — Building the next Procore (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: HousingOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Building the next Procore

    “Building the next Procore”

  34. DisputeNinja — Automate your chargebacks with AI agents (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Automate your chargebacks with AI agents

    “Automate your chargebacks with AI agents”

  35. GreenTally — Affordable carbon tracking solution for all businesses (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: EnvironmentOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Affordable carbon tracking solution for all businesses

    “Affordable carbon tracking solution for all businesses”

  36. Read Bean — Learn language with real-world content, at your level (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: EducationOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Learn language with real-world content, at your level

    “Learn language with real-world content, at your level”

  37. Shasta Health — AI calling & browser agents for healthcare (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI calling & browser agents for healthcare

    “AI calling & browser agents for healthcare”

  38. Stellar Sleep — We help people with chronic insomnia sleep better, using psychology. (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    We help people with chronic insomnia sleep better, using psychology.

    “We help people with chronic insomnia sleep better, using psychology.”

  39. Twenty — Open Source CRM (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: France
    Summary

    Open Source CRM

    “Open Source CRM”

  40. VectorShift — AI Operating System for Private Market Investors (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: FintechOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI Operating System for Private Market Investors

    “AI Operating System for Private Market Investors”

  41. Vizly — Data to insights in seconds (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Data to insights in seconds

    “Data to insights in seconds”

July 2023

25 on this page

  1. Campfire — The AI Native ERP for the fastest growing companies. (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The AI Native ERP for the fastest growing companies.

    “The AI Native ERP for the fastest growing companies.”

  2. Cercli — AI powered HR and Recruitment for people teams (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United Arab Emirates
    Summary

    AI powered HR and Recruitment for people teams

    “AI powered HR and Recruitment for people teams”

  3. Energent AI — AI that audits AI — catching hallucinations before you ship them. (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI that audits AI — catching hallucinations before you ship them.

    “AI that audits AI — catching hallucinations before you ship them.”

  4. Mocha — Build and publish web apps in minutes. No coding required. (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Build and publish web apps in minutes. No coding required.

    “Build and publish web apps in minutes. No coding required.”

  5. OpenPipe — Turn expensive prompts into cheap fine-tuned models (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Turn expensive prompts into cheap fine-tuned models

    “Turn expensive prompts into cheap fine-tuned models”

  6. Repaint — Build a website by chatting with AI (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Build a website by chatting with AI

    “Build a website by chatting with AI”

  7. MediSearch — Search engine for trustworthy medical information. (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: HealthOrigin: United Kingdom
    Summary

    Search engine for trustworthy medical information.

    “Search engine for trustworthy medical information.”

  8. Certainly Health — Marketplace to book doctors and avoid surprise bills (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Marketplace to book doctors and avoid surprise bills

    “Marketplace to book doctors and avoid surprise bills”

  9. Flex — Stripe for HSA/FSA payments (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: FintechOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Stripe for HSA/FSA payments

    “Stripe for HSA/FSA payments”

  10. Maintouch — Make more $$$ with SEO and AEO (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Make more $$$ with SEO and AEO

    “Make more $$$ with SEO and AEO”

  11. Strada — AI agents that run insurance operations (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: FintechOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI agents that run insurance operations

    “AI agents that run insurance operations”

  12. Synch — Supercharging Sales (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Supercharging Sales

    “Supercharging Sales”

  13. Chow Central Inc — Asset Light Chipotle for Africa (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: RetailOrigin: Nigeria
    Summary

    Asset Light Chipotle for Africa

    “Asset Light Chipotle for Africa”

  14. Gleam — Automating Data Entry for Clinical Trials (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Automating Data Entry for Clinical Trials

    “Automating Data Entry for Clinical Trials”

  15. Hegel AI — Open source tools for developing generative AI applications (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Open source tools for developing generative AI applications

    “Open source tools for developing generative AI applications”

  16. Sola — Copilot for Robotic Process Automation (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Copilot for Robotic Process Automation

    “Copilot for Robotic Process Automation”

  17. Upstream — The first inbox designed for humans and agents (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: France
    Summary

    The first inbox designed for humans and agents

    “The first inbox designed for humans and agents”

  18. Wattson Health — AI Voice and SMS Agents for Healthcare (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI Voice and SMS Agents for Healthcare

    “AI Voice and SMS Agents for Healthcare”

  19. Cognitio Labs — AI back office for food product quality teams (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: LegalOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI back office for food product quality teams

    “AI back office for food product quality teams”

  20. compliant-llm — Detect every data leak into third-party GenAI tools (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: LegalOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Detect every data leak into third-party GenAI tools

    “Detect every data leak into third-party GenAI tools”

  21. Onward — Intelligent meeting automation for ambitious teams. (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Intelligent meeting automation for ambitious teams.

    “Intelligent meeting automation for ambitious teams.”

  22. Apoxy — Simpler and cheaper multi-cloud and cross-platform deployments. (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Simpler and cheaper multi-cloud and cross-platform deployments.

    “Simpler and cheaper multi-cloud and cross-platform deployments.”

  23. Hyperbound — Revenue Activation Platform (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Revenue Activation Platform

    “Revenue Activation Platform”

  24. AIVideo.com — Superhuman video production as a service (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Superhuman video production as a service

    “Superhuman video production as a service”

  25. Langdock — The all-in-one AI platform for companies. (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: B2BOrigin: Germany
    Summary

    The all-in-one AI platform for companies.

    “The all-in-one AI platform for companies.”