YC W'26 Demo Day Showcases AI Startups

Y Combinator's Winter '26 cohort featured nearly 190 startups, with Artificial Intelligence emerging as a dominant theme. Among the most interesting were ARC Prize Foundation, developing AGI benchmarks, and Asimov, which collects human movement data to train humanoid robots. Avoice aims to automate tedious tasks for architecture firms, while Button Computer offers a wearable AI device. CodeWisp allows users to build games using AI prompts, and Crosslayer Labs focuses on detecting website spoofs. These companies highlight the broad application of AI across various industries, from research and robotics to creative fields and cybersecurity.