HillStar
HillStar is a YC Fall 2026 (F26) company. Based in San Francisco, CA, USA. Team of 2.
About HillStar
Summary
HillStar builds procurement intelligence software for utilities and energy infrastructure companies. It automates the full RFx lifecycle, from translating engineering scopes into sourcing strategies to evaluating vendor bids and modeling award scenarios, replacing months of manual procurement work by specialized teams. The platform captures past evaluator decisions and supplier outcomes to sharpen future procurement across complex, high-value capital spending programs.
Business model
Omitted: pricing structure is not disclosed in the sources.
Go-to-market
Utilities and energy infrastructure buyers are the target customer, reached through a sales-led motion anchored by a demo request and supported by HillStar-provided procurement professionals who run engagements alongside the platform.
From the Y Combinator listing
Agents to help utilities make better buying decisions.
Facts
- B2B / B2B
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- 2
- Active
- Early
Founders (2)
- Kenny Stone
- Nooshin Behroyan
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