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Locke launch: what they're building and where to launch next

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What they're building

AI agents that help companies and governments work together.

Batch
Y Combinator Summer 2026
Industry
B2B
Team size
2
Based
San Francisco, CA, USA

Founders

locke.inc ↗

See their funding details ↗

Locke on the record

What they shipped

  • From its YC profile: Locke builds AI agents that help companies and governments work together. Our agents power Locke Government Affairs, the first AI-native government affairs firm, and are being deployed to government agencies across America. Every consequential American company in the 21st century will need to work with the government: AI labs, data centers, healthcare, defense, robotics, the list goes on. Locke is building the AI infrastructure to power the next era of public-private collaboration. Locke's team comes from The White House, Deloitte, the US Congress, and the Pentagon. (source)
  • Its own site describes it as: "Locke is an applied AI company changing the way companies and governments work together." (source)

Who is behind it

  • Parth Badhwar, Founder/CEO: Founder at Locke (YC S26), AI agents that help companies and governments work together. Previously @ Clipbook, The White House, Deloitte's policy team, and the Harris campaign. BA in Political Science from GWU. (source)
  • 2 open roles listed on its YC jobs page when the profile was read (2026-09-05). (source)

Timeline

  1. 2026: founded, per its YC profile. (source)

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Where else to launch Locke

  • Product Hunt ↗
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  • Indie Hackers Forum ↗
    Self-promotion allowed
    Audience: IndieHackers; bootstrapped solo founders sharing revenue and behind-the-scenes
  • Hacker News (Show HN) ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Hacker News readers; engineers, technical founders, infra-curious people
  • Demand Curve ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • No Code Founders ↗
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    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • OnlineGeniuses ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • Product Makers ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • ProductLed ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group

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