Hedge

AI-Native insurance company

2.9Score#386 of 999 agents#6 of 15 in Insurance broker

Why it ranks #386

Hedge, an AI insurance broker from YC Sp26, ranks #386 of 999 AI agents and #6 of 15 in Insurance broker, with a score of 2.9 of 10. Data as of 3 Oct 2026.

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·

Proof 0 × 30% 0.0
Scale 1 × 30% 0.3
Momentum 7 × 25% 1.8
Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
= 2.9

Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
0
No public claims of customers or revenue yet.
Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), a customer result (+2), a customer count (+2), work done at scale (+2)
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
1
2 people.
- +1
  2 people on its YC page2 people
Not found: funding round in its news (+3)
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
7
Shows a recent launch, hiring and a new batch.
- +3
  Launched in the last 6 monthsHedge: AI-native specialty insurance companyLaunch YC post · 8 May 2026
- +3
  Hiring: 16 open rolesFounding Head of Partnerships, Founding Account Executive, General ApplicationYC page
- +1
  New: YC Spring 2026
Not found: new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2)
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
6
Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6
  Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 56% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 20% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 3% likely
- An AI-native service: it sells the finished work, so it counts as an agent at any level
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.