Donkey
An "AI-native trading company" for small importers: upload a buying list, get one locked, delivered, tariff-included price from vetted factories.
Donkey, in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch, calls itself an "AI-native trading company" for small importers. A buyer uploads a buying list and gets one locked, delivered price with tariffs included, under one contract. Its own staff inspect cartons before the factory is paid, and the balance is due on acceptance. Agents use customs records to find real factories, stack duties line by line and plan container loads. The company says an Oakland home builder put 15 SKUs in one container and saved 38% against buying from distributors. It launched on YC on 2026-07-17. The team is five people, in San Francisco and Wuhan, serving US buyers from Chinese factories. No funding beyond YC has been disclosed.
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- 38%Saving on one buyer's 15-SKU container vs. distributors (company-stated)ycombinator.com (source, opens in a new tab) ·
- 5, in San Francisco and WuhanTeam sizeycombinator.com (source, opens in a new tab) ·
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- AI agents, Sourcing, Importing, Trade, Yc S26