Y Combinator Startups in Austin that are currently hiring 2026

We are making AI weapon systems for the modern battlefield. Our first product EDDA is a small, low power, low cost fully autonomous-capable counter drone system. It's designed to be used on vehicles, bases, or carried - to stop group 1 suicide drones.

Vulcan uses AI to map every law, regulation, and court case in America, allowing government agencies and businesses to replace massive consulting projects with instant automated analyses. We call this "intelligent legal cartography." In 3 months, we went from zero customers to Virginia's Executive Order 51, requiring all state agencies to use Vulcan. Our initial agency partners use legal cartography to draft lawful regulations, respond to public comments on regulations, and instantly generate mandatory cost-benefit analyses. We have both public and private sector visions. In the public sector: we endeavor to automate the entire regulatory process end-to-end; replacing the consulting industrial complex with software. In the private sector: we plan to automate regulatory compliance, tackling the $4 trillion regulatory cost on the U.S. economy.

Residential contractors are drowning in office work. Drillbit automates all of it. We use AI receptionists and an LLM based quoting tool on top of our own CRM to entirely manage jobs from lead, to quote, to scheduling, to staffing, and even collecting payment.

Avery helps property managers fill vacancies faster and resolve maintenance requests automatically. Our AI property manager and leasing agents can be assigned to complete many common tasks, from getting tours scheduled to following up with vendors. There are nearly 300,000 third party property management companies across the US, many of whom are overwhelmed by dozens of repetitive tenant requests streaming in through antiquated software every day. Avery modernizes the property manager’s toolkit with a two-way contact center to provide an excellent resident experience. Learn more at https://averyiq.com

Tank Payments is building modern financial infrastructure for the trucking industry. We offer payables automation software for logistics businesses that make hundreds of payments to trucking businesses every day. For trucking businesses, we provide a best-in-class banking platform, designed to meet the unique financial needs of the trucking sector.

We help security, legal and sales teams get answers in seconds without depending on subject-matter experts. Our AI agent connects to every source that already holds the truth (Google Drive, Notion, Slack, email, website, trust center, SOC 2 docs, etc.). It keeps that knowledge graph fresh on its own and drafts, validates, and formats responses to customer questions, security questionnaires, and RFPs, all in the background, so your team just reviews and ships.

MaverickX is a chemical technology company advancing natural resource extraction. The company was founded by Eric Herrera, former Department of Defense scientist, and Jesse Evans, former startup operations manager. As resources become more difficult to extract across the energy and mining sectors, new technologies are needed. MaverickX has a portfolio of chemical solutions -- PetroX and LithX -- to enhance recovery of oil from shale reservoirs and metals from low-grade ores. More oil. More metal. Better chemistry.

Akute is an automation-first electronic medical health record system (EMR). It’s a co-pilot for digital health and direct primary care companies that are growing modern practices. Akute’s platform is fully programmable and customizable that enables clinical businesses to cut admin overhead and give time back to providers so they can spend more time with patients. In a space of legacy tech, our team and platform’s agility and exceptional customer support makes us stand out. Join a VC-backed company in its seed stage and help make real improvements to healthcare.

Biodock's cloud platform accelerates microscopy analysis, automating months of microscopy analysis and infrastructure to minutes with our end-to-end AI architecture. Scientists enjoy auto-scaling storage, GPU compute, and 30-50% more accurate analysis. We're building an amazing experience to translate microscopy images to therapeutic insights for academic and enterprise scientists.

UpEquity is removing contingencies for home buyers so that they have more negotiating leverage when purchasing their next home.

Handoff creates instant construction estimates and automates business operations for contractors with AI. Using generative AI technology and access to localized construction costs, Handoff provides remodelers with a fast, accurate, and intuitive way to create construction cost estimates in minutes.

Hoss is a developer experience platform that gives teams the essential tools they need to deliver a world-class customer experience. API-driven companies like Xendit, AssemblyAI, and Zentail trust Hoss to help them better acquire, understand, and support their customers. With Hoss, teams can offer superior documentation and developer content, gain deep visibility into how customers are using their API, monitoring third-party APIs, and provide robust and customizable developer dashboards. Hoss is backed by top investors like Y Combinator, Liquid2, FundersClub, and Soma Capital.

Code Review as a Service PullRequest is passionate about code quality. From static analysis to an on-demand network of code review experts, we help development teams ship code faster, with improved quality and lower costs.

MineralSoft is the leading solution for mineral rights and royalty management. Are you looking for a better way to manage your minerals? Whether you're an investment fund, a family office, an individual, or an advisor, MineralSoft has a tailored solution for you. We combine industry-leading software with experienced, professional service to maximize the value of your assets. Save time, make money, and get peace of mind by managing your oil & gas interests with MineralSoft.