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Y Combinator Launches of the Week

  • Writer: Karan Bhatia
    Karan Bhatia
  • Jun 19
  • 1 min read

(This round-up is for informational purposes only, and in order of the date/time of the launch, from earliest to latest.)


1) Lattice Health: Founded by Christine Park, Lattice Health monitors deployed medical imaging AI so hospitals can tell whether each model is still working, tracking agreement with the radiologist's read, drift, and performance across patient groups. Know More At: latticehealthai.com


2) Almond: Founded by Saba Khalilnaji and Shawn Patel, Almond builds robots for physical AI. They have launched Axol: A dual-arm robot built for AI. Know More At: almond.bot


3) Aster: Founded by Emmett Bicker, Aster is the first autonomous research lab — thousands of AI research agents orchestrated in parallel toward a single goal. Know More At: asterlab.ai


4) Locus: Founded by Cole Dermott, Locus is building the payment infrastructure for AI agents. Know More At: paywithlocus.com


5) Hub.xyz: Founded by Tim Sprecher and Armin Kiani, Hub.xyz provides real-world training data for frontier AI labs and robotics. Know More At: hub.xyz


6) Nowadays AI: Founded by Anna Sun and Amy Yan, Nowadays AI is the AI-native platform for corporate meetings and events. Know More At: nowadays.ai

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