Vendo
YC S26San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 1 known investors
Vendo offers an open-source customization layer that lets a software product's end users build their own features and micro-apps on top of it, describing what they need so the interface assembles live components, actions, and automations. It reads a product's repository to learn its components, API, and permission rules, running sandboxed within existing user permissions, and offers a paid cloud tier for multiplayer collaboration, publishing, and governance.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArtificial IntelligenceB2BCustomer SuccessOpen SourceUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)
Vendo was founded in 2026 by Nour Zahzah and Yousef Helal.
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Nour Zahzahin𝕏Co-Founder & CEONour Zahzah is a mechanical engineering graduate from UC Berkeley who previously founded a company developing AI-powered shopping assistants for retail environments. He is now co-founder and CEO of Vendo, a YC S26 company.
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Yousef Helalin𝕏Co-FounderYousef Helal holds a BS in electrical engineering and computer science from UC Berkeley and an MS in electrical engineering from Stanford. He has worked on FPGA infrastructure at Apple and Microblaze V development at AMD, and previously founded a startup focused on AI-powered shopping assistants for retail environments. He also served as a teaching assistant at Berkeley, with his instructional methods recognized in academic publications.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Vendo do?
- Vendo offers an open-source customization layer that lets a software product's end users build their own features and micro-apps on top of it, describing what they need so the interface assembles live components, actions, and automations. It reads a product's repository to learn its components, API, and permission rules, running sandboxed within existing user permissions, and offers a paid cloud tier for multiplayer collaboration, publishing, and governance.
- Who founded Vendo?
- Vendo was founded by Nour Zahzah, Yousef Helal in 2026.
- Who are Vendo's investors?
- Vendo's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Vendo headquartered?
- Vendo is headquartered in San Francisco, US.


