YC Spring 2026 (P26) founder

Rihab Lajmi

Founder of Asendia AI, AI recruiters for staffing agencies

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Company

Rihab Lajmi is listed as a founder of Asendia AI. Asendia AI replaces the top-of-funnel recruiter. Our AI agents clone each agency's best human recruiter: their knowledge base, screening logic, outreach style, and judgment, then run the full workflow across phone, SMS, WhatsApp, and email, 24/7. A req comes in; by the time a recruiter sits down, Asendia has already sourced, screened, and drafted submittals. Staffing is a $200B+ industry where speed is the entire margin.

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    Asendia AI YC traction update

    Founder Rihab Lajmi said that since joining Y Combinator the team 2x'd revenue, onboarded top US staffing agencies, sponsored four industry events, and hosted a 700-person webinar.

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    Asendia AI doubled revenue since joining YC P26

    Founder post says that since joining Y Combinator (YC P26), Asendia AI 2x'd revenue, sponsored 4 major industry events, and hosted a webinar with 700 industry leaders.

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    Two months into SF with @ycombinator and we: → doubled our revenue → signed our largest 3 customers so far → generated 500k+ impressions across socials → shipped our biggest feature so far → onboarded 3 of the top staffing companies in the US Can’t wait to spend the next Show more

    Two months into SF with @ycombinator and we: → doubled our revenue → signed our largest 3 customers so far → generated 500k+ impressions across socials → shipped our biggest feature so far → onboarded 3 of the top staffing companies in the US Can’t wait to spend the next Show...

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    YC partner Michael Seibel said it best: “The best feedback you’re gonna get about your product is in the three seconds after you tell them the price.” Nothing reveals real product value faster than asking people to pay

    YC partner Michael Seibel said it best: “The best feedback you’re gonna get about your product is in the three seconds after you tell them the price.” Nothing reveals real product value faster than asking people to pay

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    We had Paul Graham @paulg and Jessica Livingston @jesslivingston yesterday! Jessica has always been one of the female founders I look up to! The co-founder of @ycombinator who personally interviewed and invested in the founders of Airbnb, Dropbox, Reddit, and thousands of other Show more

    We had Paul Graham @paulg and Jessica Livingston @jesslivingston yesterday! Jessica has always been one of the female founders I look up to! The co-founder of @ycombinator who personally interviewed and invested in the founders of Airbnb, Dropbox, Reddit, and thousands of other...

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    At the YC batch kickoff, Brian Chesky . @bchesky said “It’s better to have 100 people love your product than 1,000 people sort of like it.” it’s completely changed how we think about customers.

    At the YC batch kickoff, Brian Chesky . @bchesky said “It’s better to have 100 people love your product than 1,000 people sort of like it.” it’s completely changed how we think about customers.

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    In the early days of @Airbnb Paul Graham @paulg once asked Brian Chesky @bchesky : "Where are your customers?" Brian said "New York." Paul said: "Then what the hell are you doing here in SF?" That lesson stuck with me. We've spent the last 6 months on planes, every conference, Show more

    In the early days of @Airbnb Paul Graham @paulg once asked Brian Chesky @bchesky : "Where are your customers?" Brian said "New York." Paul said: "Then what the hell are you doing here in SF?" That lesson stuck with me. We've spent the last 6 months on planes, every conference,...

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    “You become like the people you spend the most time with.” Paul Graham @paulg Since joining YC, we’ve been spending most of our days in Dogpatch, with many of our batch mates. Favorite spot by far. There’s something special about being surrounded by people obsessed with Show more 0:04 / 0:04

    “You become like the people you spend the most time with.” Paul Graham @paulg Since joining YC, we’ve been spending most of our days in Dogpatch, with many of our batch mates. Favorite spot by far. There’s something special about being surrounded by people obsessed with Show...