Pivot Archive

Category Trends

Which YC startup categories are heating up or cooling down

Enterprise AI Agents
5.2%
↑ +3.14pp
AI Coding Assistants
4.2%
↑ +1.54pp
AI Insurance Automation
2.5%
↑ +0.91pp
AI Clinical Operations
3.4%
↑ +0.81pp
Factory Robotics & Automation
2.5%
↑ +0.60pp
AI Investment & Research
3.1%
↑ +0.57pp
AI Chip & Hardware Design
1.1%
↑ +0.53pp
Voice AI & Customer Support
2.3%
↑ +0.48pp
Aerospace & Defense Tech
1.7%
↑ +0.36pp
AI Accounting & Tax
2.6%
↑ +0.34pp
AI Legal Automation
1.2%
↑ +0.30pp
AI Compute Infrastructure
2.1%
↑ +0.25pp
AI Construction & Real Estate
2.7%
↑ +0.15pp
AI Cybersecurity
1.4%
↑ +0.13pp
AI Sales & Marketing
4.0%
↑ +0.11pp
AI Video & Content Creation
2.5%
↑ +0.10pp
LLM Development Tools
2.4%
↑ +0.07pp
AI Recruiting & HR
3.7%
— 0.00pp
AI Productivity Assistants
2.8%
↓ -0.02pp
AI Design & Prototyping
3.5%
↓ -0.05pp
Fintech Compliance & Risk
1.6%
↓ -0.16pp
AI DevOps & Observability
1.7%
↓ -0.17pp
Other
2.0%
↓ -0.21pp
AI Data & Analytics Tools
2.7%
↓ -0.24pp
Biotech & Drug Discovery
3.8%
↓ -0.30pp
Freight & Logistics AI
2.9%
↓ -0.43pp
Energy & Climate Tech
2.7%
↓ -0.53pp
Digital Lending & Banking
2.9%
↓ -0.79pp
Developer Platforms
3.4%
↓ -0.84pp
Consumer Apps & Social
5.1%
↓ -0.96pp
Digital Health & Telehealth
3.1%
↓ -1.16pp
Global Payments & Crypto
4.6%
↓ -1.31pp
AI-Powered Education
2.7%
↓ -1.58pp
Vertical SaaS Platforms
5.6%
↓ -1.65pp