Y Combinator W22
YC Winter 2022 developer tools companies
Identity Verification API for Emerging Markets
80 people · Lagos, LA, Nigeria · Identity, Security, API · YC page
AI Powered Construction Management Software
80 people · Gurugram, HR, India · Construction, Architecture, Infrastructure · YC page
The intelligent knowledge platform
75 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · Developer Tools · YC page
Bluetooth to Space
50 people · Las Vegas, NV, USA · Developer Tools, Hard Tech, Hardware, IoT · YC page
Open source feature flagging and A/B testing
46 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · Developer Tools, Analytics, Open Source · YC page
Observability and Governance for AI-Generated Python scripts.
35 people · Campinas, SP, Brazil · Developer Tools, Open Source, Infrastructure, AI · YC page
Open-source, serverless vectordb for production-scale generative AI
35 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · AIOps, Machine Learning, Open Source, Data Engineering · YC page
AI-powered content creation infrastructure for apps
35 people · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Developer Tools, Design Tools, AI, AI Assistant · YC page
The multimodal data lab
34 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · Developer Tools, Video, Data Labeling, Data Engineering · YC page
Prevent Fraud and Onboard Users Faster
30 people · Lagos, LA, Nigeria · Identity, API · YC page
We make Orca, MIT open source terminal-based agent orchestrator
25 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · Developer Tools, DevOps, Web Development, AI · YC page
Stripe-like API Docs in just a few clicks
25 people · Tbilisi, Georgia · Developer Tools, API, AI · YC page
Plaid for trading
17 people · Fredericton, NB, Canada · Developer Tools, Fintech, API · YC page
SDK for adding an agent and human governance layer to your product
15 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · Developer Tools, Collaboration, Compliance, AI · YC page
Open-source data observability for data teams
12 people · Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel · Developer Tools, Analytics, Open Source, Data Engineering · YC page
Seamless Fiat Payments for Web3
10 people · Singapore, Singapore · Developer Tools, Crypto / Web3, Payments, Gaming · YC page
Bring your photos to life with Vimmerse
10 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · Developer Tools, Video, Advertising, AI · YC page
Visually design and manage cloud infrastructures.
9 people · New York City, NY, USA · Developer Tools, DevOps, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure · YC page
Webhooks Gateway for outgoing and incoming webhooks.
8 people · London, England, United Kingdom · Developer Tools, Open Source · YC page
Automated WireGuard networks for distributed systems and Kubernetes
7 people · Austin, TX, USA · DevSecOps, Next-gen Network Security, Open Source, Kubernetes · YC page
No-Code LLM Application / Workflow Builder
6 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · AIOps, Developer Tools, AI · YC page
AI-Native Cloud Platform
5 people · New York City, NY, USA · Developer Tools, Open Source, Cloud Computing, AI · YC page
Team-based authentication for B2B SaaS
5 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · Developer Tools, Identity · YC page
Serverless Infrastructure Platform for AI
4 people · New York City, NY, USA · Machine Learning, Infrastructure, AI · YC page
Internal developer platform for Terraform, OpenTofu and Helm
4 people · Los Angeles, CA, USA · Developer Tools, DevSecOps, Kubernetes · YC page
Classify Anything
4 people · CA, USA · Machine Learning, API, AI · YC page
Zero-Knowledge security without seed phrases or backup codes
3 people · Denver, CO, USA · Developer Tools, Crypto / Web3, Security · YC page
Easiest way to set up Zero Trust Access for your team
3 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · DevSecOps, Next-gen Network Security, Security, Open Source · YC page
API for shared embeddable web browsers
3 people · Waterloo, ON, Canada · Developer Tools, eLearning, Virtual Reality, API · YC page
The easiest way to use AWS for agents and humans
3 people · Dayton, OH, USA · Cloud Computing · YC page
Open-source API & UI test automation
2 people · Wilmington, DE, USA · Developer Tools, API · YC page
An easier way to deploy and manage cloud apps
2 people · Atlanta, GA, USA · Developer Tools · YC page
The best AI chat you've ever used
2 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · Developer Tools, Consumer, AI · YC page
Open-Source Postman alternative
19 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · Developer Tools, Open Source, API · YC page
Natural Language Understanding API for Speech that runs on device
10 people · Helsinki, Finland · Developer Tools, Speech Recognition, AI · YC page
Artificially Intelligent Corporations
7 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · Developer Tools, Productivity, AI · YC page
Cross-chain routing + trading APIs. One-click transactions with any…
6 people · New York City, NY, USA · Developer Tools, Crypto / Web3, Cryptocurrency · YC page
Serverless Analytics on Postgres
6 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · Developer Tools, Analytics, Open Source, Data Engineering · YC page
Run compute-intensive apps in a browser
5 people · New York City, NY, USA · Cloud Computing · YC page
Two-way syncs between business tools and your database
3 people · New York City, NY, USA · Data Engineering · YC page
Dynamic access controls for all data and databases
2 people · New York City, NY, USA · Security, Data Labeling, Databases · YC page
Multi-chain token data platform
San Francisco, CA, USA · Developer Tools, Crypto / Web3, NFT · YC page
Wingback provides tools and APIs for SaaS pricing and packaging.
12 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · Fintech, API, Enterprise, Infrastructure · YC page
Heroku for AI
7 people · New York City, NY, USA · Developer Tools, Machine Learning, Analytics, AI · YC page
Plaid for utilities
5 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · Climate, API, Energy · YC page
Developer-first, native integration platform for GTM tools
5 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · Sales, API, Marketing, Customer Support · YC page
Bioinformatics pipelines in the cloud
3 people · San Francisco, CA, USA · Developer Tools, Drug discovery, Data Engineering · YC page
The best SMS/RCS API for startups
1 person · New York City, NY, USA · Developer Tools, Messaging, API, SMS · YC page
Usage-based billing for API companies
Los Angeles, CA, USA · Developer Tools, API, Billing · YC page
FAQ
How many developer tools companies are in YC Winter 2022 (W22)?+
49 launched companies in YC Winter 2022 carry a developer-tools or infrastructure tag in YC's directory (snapshot of 2026-10-20); 33 are active. Companies that have not launched publicly on YC's site yet are not counted.
What are the top tags in YC W22 dev tools?+
Developer Tools (34), AI (15), API (13), Open Source (10), Data Engineering (6). 10 of 49 are tagged open source.
Which YC W22 dev-tool companies are the largest?+
By team size on YC's directory: Prembly (formerly Identitypass), RDash, Mintlify.
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Source: Y Combinator's public company directory via the unofficial mirror yc-oss/api. DevHunt is not affiliated with Y Combinator.