TL;DR: Orthogonal is a Y Combinator Winter 2026 startup Agentic Payments for APIs, currently active with a team of 2.
Agentic Payments for APIs
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APIs weren't built for agents. Orthogonal fixes that. We enable agentic payments so any agent can instantly discover, access, and pay for hundreds of APIs. No subscriptions, no sales calls, just pay per use. API providers list once and get paid every time an agent calls their API.
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Yes. Orthogonal was funded by Y Combinator in the Winter 2026 batch. Agentic Payments for APIs
APIs weren't built for agents. Orthogonal fixes that. We enable agentic payments so any agent can instantly discover, access, and pay for hundreds of APIs. No subscriptions, no sales calls, just pay per use. API providers list once and get paid every time an agent calls their API.
Orthogonal was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch.
Orthogonal has a team of 2 people according to Y Combinator's directory.
Orthogonal is currently listed as Active with a team of 2 in Y Combinator's directory.
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