YC F26 Welcome Party: Before the Build Begins
As San Francisco holds onto the last light of summer, join us for a relaxed welcome evening with the YC F26 founders!
Come for drinks, small bites, and unhurried conversations with the founders and builders who will shape the months ahead.
Date
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Time
6:00–9:00 PM
Venue
A private restaurant and lounge in San Francisco.
Location details will be shared with confirmed guests.
Partners:
Sprinto is an Autonomous Compliance Platform built for growing businesses that need to meet security and compliance requirements without the operational overhead. The result: faster time to compliance, always-on audit readiness, and more bandwidth for teams to focus on their core work.
YC discount: Get first year of compliance free w Sprinto if you sign a two-year contract. Learn more here - http://sprinto.com/sf
InsForge (P26) is the maker of InstaCloud, an agent-native cloud that lets your coding agents deploy your code and services instantly, no DevOps, everything auto-scales.
Lantern (F26) is your AI hiring manager that turns your taste into hires, by finding you exceptional talents in record time.
Mirrors (F26) stops your AI agent from regressing every time you change it. Every fix is checked against production data, so you know which ones work and which to throw out.
Orca (W22) is an open source agent IDE (70k GitHub 🌟) that lets you work 100x faster with agents. Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote runtime.
Capacity is limited, and registrations are subject to approval. RSVP early!
Come meet the people behind the new batch, raise a glass to the beginning of building season, and leave with a few conversations worth continuing.
We can’t wait to welcome you.