Pivot Archive

Category Trends

Which YC startup categories are heating up or cooling down

Enterprise AI Agents
5.2%
↑ +3.15pp
AI Coding Assistants
4.2%
↑ +1.55pp
AI Insurance Automation
2.6%
↑ +1.03pp
AI Clinical Operations
3.5%
↑ +0.85pp
Factory Robotics & Automation
2.7%
↑ +0.78pp
AI Investment & Research
3.1%
↑ +0.59pp
AI Chip & Hardware Design
1.1%
↑ +0.54pp
Voice AI & Customer Support
2.3%
↑ +0.49pp
AI Compute Infrastructure
2.3%
↑ +0.48pp
Aerospace & Defense Tech
1.8%
↑ +0.42pp
AI Accounting & Tax
2.6%
↑ +0.29pp
AI Legal Automation
1.2%
↑ +0.27pp
LLM Development Tools
2.5%
↑ +0.22pp
AI Video & Content Creation
2.6%
↑ +0.15pp
AI Construction & Real Estate
2.6%
↑ +0.09pp
AI Cybersecurity
1.4%
↑ +0.06pp
AI Design & Prototyping
3.5%
↓ -0.03pp
AI Recruiting & HR
3.6%
↓ -0.05pp
AI Sales & Marketing
3.9%
↓ -0.06pp
AI Productivity Assistants
2.7%
↓ -0.15pp
Other
2.1%
↓ -0.17pp
AI DevOps & Observability
1.7%
↓ -0.18pp
Fintech Compliance & Risk
1.6%
↓ -0.18pp
AI Data & Analytics Tools
2.8%
↓ -0.19pp
Biotech & Drug Discovery
3.9%
↓ -0.25pp
Freight & Logistics AI
2.9%
↓ -0.47pp
Energy & Climate Tech
2.7%
↓ -0.50pp
Digital Lending & Banking
2.9%
↓ -0.84pp
Developer Platforms
3.4%
↓ -0.90pp
Consumer Apps & Social
5.0%
↓ -1.12pp
Digital Health & Telehealth
3.1%
↓ -1.18pp
Global Payments & Crypto
4.6%
↓ -1.31pp
AI-Powered Education
2.7%
↓ -1.64pp
Vertical SaaS Platforms
5.5%
↓ -1.77pp