Pivot Archive

Category Trends

Which YC startup categories are heating up or cooling down

Enterprise AI Agents
4.3%
↑ +2.32pp
AI Coding Assistants
4.1%
↑ +1.46pp
AI Insurance Automation
2.5%
↑ +0.93pp
AI Clinical Operations
3.3%
↑ +0.70pp
Voice AI & Customer Support
2.3%
↑ +0.49pp
AI Chip & Hardware Design
1.0%
↑ +0.41pp
Aerospace & Defense Tech
1.6%
↑ +0.31pp
AI Investment & Research
2.8%
↑ +0.31pp
Factory Robotics & Automation
2.2%
↑ +0.29pp
AI Sales & Marketing
4.2%
↑ +0.29pp
AI Legal Automation
1.2%
↑ +0.28pp
AI Accounting & Tax
2.6%
↑ +0.27pp
AI Recruiting & HR
3.9%
↑ +0.23pp
AI Cybersecurity
1.4%
↑ +0.14pp
AI Video & Content Creation
2.6%
↑ +0.12pp
AI Productivity Assistants
3.0%
↑ +0.12pp
AI Compute Infrastructure
2.0%
↑ +0.11pp
AI Construction & Real Estate
2.6%
↑ +0.10pp
AI Design & Prototyping
3.6%
↑ +0.06pp
LLM Development Tools
2.3%
↑ +0.02pp
AI DevOps & Observability
1.8%
↓ -0.13pp
AI Data & Analytics Tools
2.8%
↓ -0.14pp
Fintech Compliance & Risk
1.6%
↓ -0.17pp
Biotech & Drug Discovery
3.9%
↓ -0.19pp
Other
2.0%
↓ -0.27pp
Freight & Logistics AI
2.9%
↓ -0.42pp
Energy & Climate Tech
2.7%
↓ -0.53pp
Digital Lending & Banking
3.1%
↓ -0.65pp
Developer Platforms
3.6%
↓ -0.65pp
Consumer Apps & Social
5.3%
↓ -0.80pp
Digital Health & Telehealth
3.3%
↓ -1.03pp
Global Payments & Crypto
4.8%
↓ -1.11pp
Vertical SaaS Platforms
5.9%
↓ -1.37pp
AI-Powered Education
2.8%
↓ -1.50pp