TL;DR: Allowance is a Y Combinator Spring 2026 startup The spend control layer for AI agents, currently active with a team of 1.
The spend control layer for AI agents
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Allowance lets AI agents make purchases on a user’s behalf without ever exposing your real card number. Users approve purchases directly from their iPhone with customizable controls like spending limits, merchant restrictions, and expiration windows. Once approved, Allowance generates scoped, one-time payment credentials designed specifically for that transaction. This enables AI agents to safely complete tasks like shopping, ordering food, booking reservations, or purchasing tickets while keeping humans in control of every payment.
Yes. Allowance was funded by Y Combinator in the Spring 2026 batch. The spend control layer for AI agents
Allowance lets AI agents make purchases on a user’s behalf without ever exposing your real card number. Users approve purchases directly from their iPhone with customizable controls like spending limits, merchant restrictions, and expiration windows. Once approved, Allowance generates scoped, one-time payment credenti…
Allowance was part of Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch.
Allowance has a team of 1 people according to Y Combinator's directory.
Allowance is currently listed as Active with a team of 1 in Y Combinator's directory.
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