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Y Combinator Launches of the Week

  • Writer: Karan Bhatia
    Karan Bhatia
  • Jul 30
  • 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) Spine AI: Founded by Akshay Budhkar and Ashwin Venkatesh Raman, Spine AI is a visual workspace where a single prompt spins up a swarm of AI agents that plan, delegate, and execute complex tasks together, with humans fully in the loop. They have launched Medley: Give Claude Code missions, not just tasks. Know More At: getspine.ai


2) Speko: Founded by Beknazar Abdikamalov, Speko is OpenRouter for voice AI. Know More At: speko.ai


3) Hiloop: Founded by Karan Brar, Hiloop is infrastructure for recursive self-improvement. Know More At: hiloop.ai


4) Stratum Industries: Founded by Raj Jagiasi and Vihaan Jagiasi, Stratum Industries builds AI agents that clear the U.S. government backlog. Know More At: stratumindustries.co


5) Axal: Founded by Samai Patel and Nand Vinchhi, Axal is a service company that designs, sources, and quality-tests custom PCBs. Know More At: axal.ai


6) Tandem: Founded by Rafi Sands, Sean Miller, and Brendan Suh, Tandem is an AI-native office leasing broker. Know More At: tandemspace.com


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