Fundraising FoxY Combinator Winter 2017 (W17) Companies
115 companies from the Y Combinator Winter 2017 batch, with their investors and founders.
The ACLU is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that defends individual rights and civil liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, handling roughly 6,000 court cases a year through litigation, legislative advocacy, and community work. It focuses on First Amendment rights, equal protection, due process, and privacy, and works to extend rights to historically marginalized groups across the United States.
1 investor
Aella is a credit and payments platform serving underbanked consumers across Africa, with a focus on lending to over 2 million users. It operates a debt-as-a-service model that provides agents access to funding through partnerships with agency banks.
4 investors
AlemHealth connects hospitals and diagnostic centers in emerging markets to a global network of diagnostic imaging and radiology services through its own hardware and software. Its plug-and-play radiology solutions are designed for facilities in regions with limited internet, electricity, or clinician access.
2 investors
Ambient.ai builds a computer vision platform that applies AI to existing camera and sensor infrastructure for continuous physical security monitoring and automated dispatch of responders. It serves large enterprises, schools, and Fortune 500 companies seeking to detect and prevent physical security incidents.
12 investors
Anasen builds an app for data analysis aimed at non-technical business users.
1 investor
AON3D builds industrial 3D printers that print with advanced thermoplastics at a lower cost than prior options, and develops new materials for additive manufacturing. Its customers worldwide use the technology across applications including automotive tooling, aircraft interiors, foundry molds, prosthetics, and surgical oncology guides.
11 investors
Apozy is a browser security platform that uses "Native Browser Isolation" to block phishing, malware, and impersonation attacks by sandboxing dangerous websites at click time into a read-only environment. It is used by businesses to protect employees from online threats and prevent data breaches.
5 investors
Armory provides continuous deployment software that helps development teams deploy applications reliably and securely at scale. It targets developers and engineering teams looking to reduce time-to-market and deployment-related issues.
16 investors
Arthena is a financial product that lets high-net-worth investors diversify into art as an alternative asset class, using fund structures to pool capital. It applies a data-driven, quantitative model built on auction records and repeat sales to estimate artwork value, expected returns, and volatility.
5 investors
Arylla makes an invisible, chip-less printable tag that can be scanned with any smartphone through its API, connecting physical products to the internet. It prints tags onto products at scale using existing commercial printers and licenses its API to developers building services on top of the tag, positioning itself as a cheaper, more scalable alternative to NFC.
3 investors
Beek is a subscription-based audio app offering Spanish-language content such as audiobooks, meditations, audio series, and original programming from creators. It serves Spanish-speaking listeners and pays creators based on minutes listened.
8 investors
Bicycle AI offers customer support as a service, combining machine intelligence with human supervision to handle customer service interactions for businesses. The company is based in India.
1 investor
BIOS Health develops neural interfaces to read and apply nerve data for medical use, applying AI to precision medicine for the nervous system. Formerly known as Cambridge Bio-Augmentation Systems (CBAS), it initially focused on prosthetic neural interfaces.
7 investors
Bitrise provides hosted continuous integration and delivery for mobile app development, letting teams automate building, testing, and deployment through a visual workflow editor with reusable, open-source steps and service integrations. It serves mobile developers, testers, project managers, and their clients.
5 investors
BloomAPI provides a way to transfer medical records digitally, replacing fax and courier-based exchange. It serves patients, doctors, and insurance companies in the healthcare data industry.
2 investors
Bountiful builds a data-science platform that uses machine learning combined with weather, satellite, geographic, and historical data to help specialty-crop farmers forecast yields more accurately. It targets agricultural producers and buyers, aiming to reduce waste and add clarity to the food supply chain.
6 investors
Boxouse designs and builds portable, modular smart homes constructed from shipping containers, offering a range of models from minimal to luxury editions with wheels, solar, and full utilities. It serves people seeking affordable, sustainable housing, running its production in Oakland, California.
1 investor
Breaker is a mobile application for listening to and discovering podcasts, with plans to distribute premium podcasts through exclusive deals under a paid subscription. It also offers podcasters tools to connect with their community, gather feedback, and view analytics on content performance.
4 investors
Brex provides financial services and software for companies, including corporate cards and expense management tools. The platform serves startups, scaled companies, and e-commerce brands to manage finances and spending.
44 investors
Bulk MRO operates a fintech and supply chain platform for global trade, providing procurement, sales, and financing solutions for long-tail industrial MRO products and bulk commodities such as agriculture, petroleum, and chemical goods. It serves large corporations and government customers across North America, Europe, India, the Middle East, and Africa.
6 investors
Bulletin operates a wholesale B2B marketplace connecting independent brands with retailers to discover, buy, and sell products. It serves small businesses in the retail sector, based in New York City.
6 investors
BuyPower is a bill payment platform that lets African individuals pay energy bills and lets businesses pay international vendors, and it offers an Energy Data Service that lenders use to inform lending decisions. It serves consumers and SMBs across Africa.
4 investors
Cartcam is a mobile shopping app that gives shoppers discounts in exchange for creating short video reviews of products, and generates revenue through brand partnerships that fund those discounts. It targets deal-seeking consumers and mobile creators while providing brands with user-generated review content.
1 investor
Clear Genetics builds HIPAA-compliant software that automates the delivery of genetic services and integrates genetics into routine patient care. It serves health systems, clinics, and commercial labs across the United States.
2 investors