Pivot Archive

YC Pivot Tracker

Pivot Rate by Batch

Percentage of companies that pivoted in each YC batch

Note: Newer batches show lower rates as companies have had less time to pivot.

621 pivots

Decoda Health logo

Decoda Health

S23

15 people · Active

today
Before

AI-powered platform automating medical practice operations

After

The all-in-one EMR built for med spas and elective care

AI Clinical OperationsDigital Health & Telehealth
47°Significant Pivot
Tee Time Tommy logo

Tee Time Tommy

W25

2 people · Active· Pivot 2/2

yesterday
Before

Generate and discover custom emojis for discord, slack, or iMessage

After

Book and manage all of your golf tee times in one place.

AI Design & PrototypingAI Accounting & Tax
137°Near Reinvention
ProcIndex logo

ProcIndex

S25

2 people · Active

3 days ago
Before

Voice AI Executive Assistant

After

AI Agents for Accounting Operations

AI Productivity AssistantsAI Accounting & Tax
97°Major Pivot
Diana logo

Diana

W24

7 people · Active

3 days ago
Before

An AI-Powered HR Person

After

Give Your Employee An Employee

AI Recruiting & HRAI Recruiting & HR
95°Major Pivot
Benchspan logo

Benchspan

Sp26

2 people · Active· Pivot 2/2

3 days ago
Before

Run agent benchmarks in minutes, not hours

After

Real-time threat detection for AI agents in production

Enterprise AI AgentsAI Cybersecurity
87°Major Pivot
Refortifai logo

Refortifai

Sp26

3 people · Active

3 days ago
Before

Secure Deployment & DRM for AI model providers

After

Runtime security for AI agents

AI Compute InfrastructureEnterprise AI Agents
56°Significant Pivot
Invo logo

Invo

W25

1 people · Active· Pivot 2/2

4 days ago
Before

AI-Powered Collections Platform for Food Distributors

After

infra for computer use agents

Freight & Logistics AIEnterprise AI Agents
135°Near Reinvention
Soundry AI logo

Soundry AI

W24

2 people · Active

4 days ago
Before

Professional Quality AI Music Creation

After

Remix any song into any style

AI Video & Content CreationAI Design & Prototyping
66°Major Pivot
Kaelio logo

Kaelio

Sp25

8 people · Active· Pivot 2/2

4 days ago
Before

AI that operates your business

After

The context layer your data agents need

AI Accounting & TaxEnterprise AI Agents
55°Significant Pivot
Fern logo

Fern

W26

2 people · Active· Pivot 2/2

5 days ago
Before

Proactive AI assistant starting with sales

After

Enabling physical AI at scale.

AI Productivity AssistantsAI Compute Infrastructure
130°Near Reinvention
Alpha Research logo

Alpha Research

Sp25

1 people · Active· Pivot 2/2

5 days ago
Before

Dolphin is a startup in a box.

After

Open source, agentic knowledge bases for all of humanity's knowledge.

OtherEnterprise AI Agents
125°Near Reinvention
Rimward logo

Rimward

S23

1 people · Active· Pivot 2/2

5 days ago
Before

Fix your biggest software delays with real developer feedback

After

Low-false-positive intrusion detection for remote outdoor sites

Developer PlatformsAI Cybersecurity
123°Near Reinvention
WithIda logo

WithIda

S22

2 people · Active

5 days ago
Before

Clean and enrich your data 10x faster

After

AI that works across your tools and earns the right to run solo

AI Data & Analytics ToolsAI Coding Assistants
99°Major Pivot
Sennu AI logo

Sennu AI

W25

2 people · Active· Pivot 2/2

6 days ago
Before

AI Code Review for Salesforce Development

After

We turn traditional companies into AI companies

AI Coding AssistantsEnterprise AI Agents
68°Major Pivot
Parametric logo

Parametric

F25

7 people · Active

6 days ago
Before

Physical businesses that run themselves

After

Physical businesses that run themselves

Vertical SaaS PlatformsVertical SaaS Platforms
63°Major Pivot
Poka Labs logo

Poka Labs

S24

3 people · Active

6 days ago
Before

The modern operating system for chemical manufacturing.

After

The modern operating system for chemical manufacturing.

Factory Robotics & AutomationFactory Robotics & Automation
13°Moderate Pivot
MedPiper Technologies, Inc logo

MedPiper Technologies, Inc

S20

55 people · Active

1 week ago
Before

Salesforce for health data

After

Parametric settlement infrastructure for insurance

Digital Health & TelehealthAI Insurance Automation
100°Near Reinvention
qomplement logo

qomplement

Sp26

4 people · Active

1 week ago
Before

AI Agents for Document Filling

After

API for document parsing

Enterprise AI AgentsAI Legal Automation
63°Major Pivot
Bud logo

Bud

W25

6 people · Active· Pivot 2/2

1 week ago
Before

AI App Builder

After

Agent with a computer

AI Design & PrototypingEnterprise AI Agents
117°Near Reinvention
A1Zap by A1Base logo

A1Zap by A1Base

W25

2 people · Active

1 week ago
Before

Twilio for AI Agents

After

The social network where people build things for each other

Voice AI & Customer SupportDeveloper Platforms
113°Near Reinvention