Pivot Archive

Category Trends

Which YC startup categories are heating up or cooling down

Enterprise AI Agents
3.7%
↑ +1.69pp
AI Coding Assistants
4.0%
↑ +1.32pp
AI Clinical Operations
3.3%
↑ +0.70pp
AI Insurance Automation
2.2%
↑ +0.67pp
Voice AI & Customer Support
2.3%
↑ +0.51pp
AI Sales & Marketing
4.3%
↑ +0.36pp
AI Legal Automation
1.3%
↑ +0.35pp
Factory Robotics & Automation
2.2%
↑ +0.34pp
AI Chip & Hardware Design
0.9%
↑ +0.32pp
AI Investment & Research
2.8%
↑ +0.30pp
Aerospace & Defense Tech
1.6%
↑ +0.25pp
AI Accounting & Tax
2.5%
↑ +0.25pp
AI Productivity Assistants
3.0%
↑ +0.20pp
AI Video & Content Creation
2.6%
↑ +0.19pp
AI Recruiting & HR
3.9%
↑ +0.18pp
AI Construction & Real Estate
2.6%
↑ +0.10pp
AI Design & Prototyping
3.7%
↑ +0.09pp
AI Cybersecurity
1.4%
↑ +0.06pp
AI Compute Infrastructure
1.9%
↑ +0.06pp
AI Data & Analytics Tools
3.0%
↑ +0.01pp
LLM Development Tools
2.3%
— 0.00pp
Biotech & Drug Discovery
4.0%
↓ -0.09pp
Fintech Compliance & Risk
1.7%
↓ -0.09pp
AI DevOps & Observability
1.8%
↓ -0.11pp
Other
1.9%
↓ -0.32pp
Freight & Logistics AI
2.9%
↓ -0.42pp
Energy & Climate Tech
2.8%
↓ -0.47pp
Developer Platforms
3.7%
↓ -0.56pp
Digital Lending & Banking
3.1%
↓ -0.60pp
Consumer Apps & Social
5.3%
↓ -0.73pp
Digital Health & Telehealth
3.4%
↓ -0.93pp
Global Payments & Crypto
5.0%
↓ -0.96pp
Vertical SaaS Platforms
6.1%
↓ -1.17pp
AI-Powered Education
2.8%
↓ -1.52pp