Two Irish start-ups accepted into Y Combinator's summer batch

From left: Johnny Doyle and Will Carkner (ProvenMetal), Ryan Morrisey and Bence Redmond (Blueprints). Image: Dogpatch Labs

Four Irish founders have travelled to San Francisco, having been accepted into Y Combinator’s Summer 2026 batch.

Two Irish start-ups, Blueprints and ProvenMetal, will join the US accelerator famed for backing the likes of Stripe, Airbnb, Dropbox and Reddit, as they build companies in advanced manufacturing and AI-powered fintech.

Advanced manufacturing start-up ProvenMetal builds benchtop X-ray systems that use AI to analyse circuit boards, helping identify faults before electronics are deployed in critical applications such as aerospace, medical devices and defence systems.

Co-founders Johnny Doyle and Will Carkner say the technology could help strengthen domestic electronics manufacturing by making quality assurance faster and more reliable.