Y Combinator Summer 2020 (S20) Companies

Hubla is a payment and commerce platform that provides checkout solutions, upsell tools, membership areas, and sales recovery features for digital businesses. The platform serves online merchants and entrepreneurs in Brazil with transaction processing, merchant support, and performance optimization tools.

3 investors

Humanloop was a development platform for building and managing large language model applications, providing tools for evaluating and managing AI systems.

3 investors

Hyper provides avatar and AI storytelling tools that enable consumers to create their own content and experiences, positioning itself in the creator economy space.

2 investors

Hypermile develops AI-powered cruise control software for trucks that reduces fuel consumption by up to 11% and CO₂ emissions through predictive models and real-time optimization. The system integrates with existing truck manufacturer systems to improve efficiency and driver comfort for fleet operators.

1 investor

Hypotenuse AI is an AI-powered product information management platform that generates product descriptions and optimizes catalog images for e-commerce merchants. The platform helps retailers scale product content creation while improving SEO and conversion performance.

5 investors

In Stock helps customers locate and purchase items from nearby retail stores with same-day delivery options.

1 investor

Increase provides API-based financial infrastructure that connects businesses directly to the Federal Reserve, Visa, and payment networks for sending and receiving ACH transfers, wires, real-time payments, and physical checks. The platform serves software companies and fintech firms building payment capabilities into their products.

1 investor

Infeedo is a platform for measuring and managing company culture through employee feedback and engagement strategies. It helps organizations gather sentiment data from employees to improve workplace culture, retention, and performance.

3 investors

inSoma Bio develops biomaterial products for reconstruction plastic surgery, enabling surgeons to use patients' own tissue instead of synthetic implants and fillers for breast and facial reconstruction procedures.

3 investors

Inspectify provides property inspection, valuation, and underwriting services through a nationwide platform, serving real estate operators, lenders, insurers, and property managers across the property lifecycle.

2 investors

Intelligent provides demand forecasting software that helps businesses optimize staffing levels by predicting customer demand with high accuracy, enabling them to balance operational costs with service quality.

1 investor

Jam.gg is a web platform for playing multiplayer games with friends online, featuring retro, indie, and board game titles optimized for low-bandwidth connections.

1 investor

Jeevam Health provides software that helps physicians diagnose underlying causes of thyroid dysfunction and develop treatment plans combining medication, nutrition, supplements, and lifestyle interventions for patients with persistent symptoms.

1 investor

Jeeves provides flexible payment and expense management solutions for businesses, including prepaid cards, payment processing, and cross-border transaction services across multiple jurisdictions.

17 investors

Moviewala is an online streaming platform offering a global catalog of films and TV series across Bollywood, Hollywood, Korean dramas, Bangla cinema, South Indian films, anime, and Western content. The platform emphasizes minimal friction through no sign-up requirements, straightforward navigation, and curated recommendations across regions, genres, and decades.

1 investor

Jitsu is an open-source event data collection platform that captures behavioral data from websites, apps, and other sources directly into data warehouses in real-time. It serves data teams and product analytics teams who want to build unified data pipelines without vendor lock-in.

1 investor

Justo offers an AI-powered software ecosystem for restaurants and food service businesses, combining point-of-sale, e-commerce, reservations, inventory management, and marketing tools. The platform serves independent restaurants and hospitality businesses seeking to reduce operational costs and build direct customer relationships.

3 investors

Kernal Bio is a synthetic biology company developing selective mRNA drugs to treat serious illnesses, with a focus on cancer therapeutics and improving patient outcomes.

7 investors

KeyDB is an open source, multithreaded database that serves as a faster alternative to Redis, designed for high-throughput applications requiring horizontal and vertical scaling. It supports multiple data structures, persistence options, and advanced features like MVCC non-blocking queries and cross-region multi-master replication.

2 investors

Kingdom Superculture develops functional health ingredients derived from natural microbes, targeting consumers seeking effective nutritional and health products. The company combines microbiology expertise with data science to engineer microbe-based ingredients.

1 investor

Known Medicine develops a predictive engine using AI and patient datasets to identify optimal cancer treatments for individual patients. The company serves oncologists and cancer patients through computational analysis of biomaterials and drug-discovery data.

1 investor

Ladder operates a marketplace that connects construction employers with skilled trade workers for hiring and staffing needs.

1 investor

Laylo is a platform that consolidates email, SMS, and social messaging tools for musicians, artists, and creators to manage fan engagement and sell tickets, merchandise, and content. The service enables artists and creators to build fan lists, send targeted notifications, and track sales across multiple distribution channels.

2 investors

Lendtable provides cash advances to employees to enable them to contribute to their 401(k) plans and capture employer matching contributions, recouping its costs from a portion of the vested match earnings.

6 investors