Warehouse Management Tech Startups funded by Y Combinator (YC) 2026

We’re building the next generation of warehouse robotics. In the US today, retailers spend approximately $10B per year paying human laborers to pick up and move cardboard boxes in warehouses. Existing solutions for automating this are expensive and difficult to install, which is why manual operation is still so prevalent. Our solution is different. We make swarms of small mobile robots that install into existing warehouses to provide a low-cost and robust automation solution for case picking and mixed-SKU palletization. Our novel technology allows these robots to be installed and operate at significantly lower cost than existing solutions while being both flexible and robust.

Sirdab is a tech-ops focused startup offering cloud warehousing and transportation / logistics solutions. We have built an end-to-end logistics platform that allows businesses to acquire dry, ambient, chilled and frozen warehousing space within 48 hours as well as manage, optimize and distribute inventory via a single platform.

Powerhouse AI offers automation at a fraction of the cost of regular automation solutions. Enabling warehouses to become more competitive, fast. - How? By making warehousing as easy as taking pictures with a mobile device; digitizing processes and using the power of the camera to automate counting and checking tasks. Four core functionality areas: - Workflow Digitization: simplify and automate warehousing with AI powered workflows. - AI Counting: automate the tedious and error-prone counting of inventory. - AI Label Processing: scan everything [not just barcodes]. Fast. - AI Document Processing: reading logistics documents with the click of a button. Core benefits: de-risking and future-proofing your warehouse operations - Increasing efficiency and accuracy with 20% to 40% - State-of-the-art technology - Making “dumb” boxes smart - Easily deal with supplier data inconsistencies - Enabling a data driven way of working - Real-time access to data

We are transforming eCommerce and Direct-to-Retail fulfillment for Businesses that sells Cold Chain products. Fresh Factory provides network of hyperlocal cold chain fulfillment centers, transportation, and equipped them with smart fulfillment management system that allows businesses to store, pick & pack, and deliver their products their consumers faster, better, and more efficient.

ODWEN enables India’s 60m SME's to find curated warehouses in minutes at prices 20% below current market and transport their inventory in and out with just a few clicks. With 2000+ warehouses across 180 locations, we are the largest integrated 3PL/ warehouse network in India.

Valet self-storage solution for your personal storage needs. Be it household storage or seasonal belongings, we will pick them up and store them in our facility. You get it back when you need it. Service built on technology and strong customer experience fundamentals.

We built the largest logistics network in LatAm to store, pack and ship same day and next day for e-commerce companies in LatAm.

We are building an on-demand Fulfillment network and all software tools in a central platform which is required for an Etailer to manage their eCommerce Fulfillment operations. Etailers connect all their stores to our platform and send us their inventory. Whenever an order is placed on any of the channels, our Decision Engine allocates order to the nearest Warehouse holding the inventory, and right courier partner to pick & deliver to the end customer.

AllSome is a Fulfillment-as-a-Service platform for Southeast Asia e-commerce sellers to build self-run fulfillment operations. No upfront fee, 99.99% on time shipping and 50% cost saving.

Our software allows drones to fly indoors and collect analytics, helping warehouses automate inventory tracking.

Fountain9 is a predictive inventory planning solution. We help food brands and retailers reduce food wastage and improve product availability by predicting their future inventory needs. Food wastage is a global problem that has both financial and environmental costs. An estimated $1.3 Bn tonnes of food is wasted every year and 7 - 15% of that is because of mismanaged inventory. We accurately predict future inventory imbalances which lead to out of stock situations or wastage, and also recommends best ways of minimising their impact. Our state of the art demand sensing and pricing engine takes into account several factors like historical sales trends, seasonality, holidays, markdown events and pricing changes to predict future inventory requirements and optimize prices. Predicted inventory demand is also aligned with supply side data to identify ideal suppliers and replenishment quantities that minimize chances of stock outs or inventory wastage.

We're a SaaS company with emphasis on Service, and we have a mission: to improve the happiness of scientists and the quality of their research. HappiLabs provides a service called the Virtual Lab Manager. We offer PhD level, former scientists to help with safety and regulatory, product research, lab shopping, negotiating, purchasing, inventory, and bookkeeping. Our software tools, such as the ETA Dashboard and the HappiApp, make it easy to request purchases, manage inventory, and check-in packages upon delivery. HappiLabs also has one of the most extensive databases of product prices. These tools, and experienced humans, make us the smartest lab managers in the world. Another way to think of us is an outsourced purchasing department and/or a personal assistant for your scientists. Based in Chicago, and some presence in San Francisco. If you're a newly funded PI, a startup, small biotech, or work with purchasing as a big pharma/biotech, you can use our help.