Y Combinator’s latest batch emphasizes the rise of agentic AI products, with more than half of the 144 startups focusing on this technology.
The cohort includes categories like developer-facing AI, web-browsing agents, backend workflows automation, and agentic AI in regulated industries.
This development signals the acceleration of autonomous systems in devtool AI, purpose-built web agents, enterprise backend operations, and regulated markets.
The deployment wave of agentic AI is significant for B2B founders, offering insights on what to build, potential partners, and emerging competitors.