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Y Combinator Winter 2026 startups
RemJobs lists 193 startups from Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch. 152 of the 193 startups are based in the United States, and 121 in San Francisco. Between them they are in 11 countries and 24 cities. 4 are hiring remotely.
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Winter 2026 startups
- Beyond Reach LabsYC W26At Beyond Reach Labs we are building solar panels for Space that grow from the size of a dining table to a football field in orbit. Mitch and Pele met 13 years ago as freshmen at… New York City, United States
- Constellation SpaceYC W26Constellation Space is building the autonomous infrastructure layer for the next generation of space networking. As satellite constellations rapidly scale from hundreds of nodes… Seattle, United States
- LanceYC W26Autonomous AI agents that answer calls, close sales, and run operations, so your team can focus on guests. Trusted by some of the top hotel groups in the US, supporting 50+ hotels… San Francisco, United States
- StiltaYC W26Stilta builds agentic AI software for intellectual property, starting with patent litigation. Whether challenging or enforcing a patent, leading IP law firms and in-house IP teams… Stockholm, Sweden
- OpenSpecYC W26Open source framework for writing and managing software specifications so teams and coding agents stay aligned. Sydney, Australia
- PolymathYC W26Polymath is a data lab focused on improving long-horizon agent capabilities and alignment San Francisco, United States Remote: United States
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Where they are
21 more in other countries or with no known location
Hiring remotely
4 startups from W26 had at least one open remote role when their job boards were last read, 13 remote roles between them.
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Questions
How many startups are in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch?
RemJobs lists 193 startups from the Winter 2026 batch (W26) as of Oct 2, 2026, including Beyond Reach Labs, Constellation Space, Lance, Stilta and OpenSpec. The count covers the companies we have found, which may be fewer than the batch itself.
Where are Y Combinator Winter 2026 startups based?
152 of the 193 startups are based in the United States, and 121 in San Francisco. Between them they are in 11 countries and 24 cities. By country: United States (152), United Kingdom (9), Canada (3), France (2) and India (2).
Which W26 startups are hiring remotely?
4 startups had open remote roles when their job boards were last read, 13 remote roles between them, including Polymath, Bubble Lab, Valence and Mantis.
Can I contact the founders of W26 startups?
Each company has a free public profile. 5 of them have founder names on file, and members see the founders, their emails where found, LinkedIn and careers pages, and every company on the map.
Companies come from public sources: their own websites, public startup directories and accelerator portfolios, and their public job boards (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby), which were last read through Oct 2, 2026. A company that is missing or out of date can write to us from the footer.