OpenYC

OpenYC is an accelerator for founders who want their AI work to serve the public rather than just chase private profit. It’s set up around openness, artificial intelligence and digital public infrastructure, and guides teams toward creating projects other people and organisations can reuse.

Programs are run with the help of specialised AI agents that act like advisors for particular sectors. These agents support teams from idea through implementation, offering field-specific guidance while keeping the outputs public and shareable.

A central idea is to encourage startups to plug into existing public systems — things like city services, healthcare networks, education platforms and other government-facing infrastructure — so that new tools sit alongside and extend established resources rather than operating in isolation.

• Focus on Digital Public Goods and reusable, non-proprietary projects
• Public Domain Agent framework: sector-specific AI advisors
• Emphasis on connecting products to digital public infrastructure
• Examples include healthcare and accessibility initiatives

More information is available at https://openyc.org/.