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Volaren

Volaren runs an AI investing agent that links a retail investor's brokerage and bank accounts, explains portfolio moves, and places trades within user-set limits.

volaren.ai · San Francisco

CALL NO.CS·VOLAREN·26
StagePre-seedNovember 2026 · led by Y Combinator[4][5][7]
Raised$1Mdisclosed rounds[4][7][8]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2026[1][4]
Money

Raised $1M across disclosed rounds.[4][7][8]

Pre-seed closed November 2026, led by Y Combinator.[4][5][7]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Y Combinator, Afore Capital, Andreessen Horowitz Scout Fund.[4][5][6]

People

Martin Pestana, Co-Founder and CEO[9][6][4][7][20]

Akshat Mittal, Co-Founder[9][6][4][7][20]

Headcount: sources disagree
4as of Nov 2026

Volaren raises $1 million from YC and Afore to build AI trading agents · Nov 2026[4]

Volaren Inc. · Nov 2026[1]

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Nov 9 2026fundingVolaren raises $1 million from YC and Afore to build AI trading agents[4]
Oct 1 2026fundingVolaren Inc. (YC F26) is building the hedge fund for everyone else. Now live at | Y Combinator[16]
Sep 28 2026launchLaunch YC: Volaren: The AI agent that watches your portfolio and tells you what to do | Y Combi.[15]
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Robinhood · robinhood.com · Same buyer (retail investors) and same job to be done (placing trades inside a brokerage account). Robinhood is the incumbent broker whose agent-enabled platform is the substitute path for a retail investor who would otherwise connect a third-party agent like...[5]

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Volaren

CALL NO.CS·VOLAREN·26

Volaren runs an AI investing agent that links a retail investor's brokerage and bank accounts, explains portfolio moves, and places trades within user-set limits.

volaren.ai · San Francisco

StagePre-seed
Raised$1M
Headcount4
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2026
CompsRobinhood

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