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Pre-SeedFunding signal
trycardinal.ai/B2BCA, USA
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Market data is refreshed once per day from public sources. Information may be incomplete or outdated — verify independently before making decisions. This is not investment advice.

Investor read

Evidence-bound summary — expand sections for movement, risks, and signals.

Memo snapshot · Jun 28, 2026, 6:31 PM

Worth a meetingEvidence-bound analyst verdict
  • •Funding: Part of Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch
  • •Hiring: No information available
  • •Engineering: No information available
  • •Product/news: AI platform for precision outbound

What would change this read

  • →Limited information available about the company's financials and growth

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TL;DR

Seed (YC)

Cardinal is an AI platform for precision outbound, working with fast-growing teams to turn outbound into a real engine, not a collection of disconnected tools and experiments.

Funding

Part of Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch

Quick read

  • •Used by 40+ YC companies
  • •AI platform for precision outbound
  • •Works with fast-growing teams
  • •Provides customer testimonials

Key signals

Funding

High

Part of Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch

Hiring

Low

No information available

GitHub

Low

No information available

Product / news

Medium

AI platform for precision outbound

Traffic / social

Low

No information available

Evidence summary

Verified facts

  • •Cardinal is an AI platform for precision outbound
  • •Works with fast-growing teams
  • •Used by 40+ YC companies
  • •Provides customer testimonials
  • •Part of Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch

Inferred (corpus-only)

  • •Cardinal's platform may be useful for companies looking to improve their outbound sales
  • •The company's focus on AI and precision outbound may give it a competitive edge
  • •As a Y Combinator company, Cardinal may have access to resources and networking opportunities

Recent movers

  • •Winter 2026: Part of Y Combinator's batch
  • •No other recent movement information available
  • •Winter 2026: Part of Y Combinator's batch
  • •No other recent movement information available

Suggested next steps

  • ▸Open a founder conversation this month; validate traction claims against the indexed evidence.
  • ▸Add to the active watchlist so new signals trigger alerts.

Funding & hiring signals

funding_articleConfidence: low

Cardinal | Y Combinator

Winter 2026 batch; AI platform for precision outbound used by 40+ YC companies.

Affected score: noObserved: May 20, 2026

Weak funding evidence: mention does not include a parsed raise amount/round and may refer to non-funding context.

Open roles (indexed)

No open roles indexed yet.

Public index
56Activity 98/100Strong public activity signal
7D+0 (+0.0%)
30D+13 (+30.2%)
Needs Review

The index price and activity score are algorithmic estimates based on observed public company-level signals. They may be incomplete, stale, or inaccurate and are not investment, legal, tax, or business advice.

Source health

  • githubok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM
  • public_page:homeok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM
  • public_page:customersok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM
  • public_page:productok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM
  • public_market_enrichmentok
    Last checked Sun, Jun 28, 06:38 PM
  • public_page:_companyok
    Last checked Sun, Jun 28, 06:38 PM
  • public_page:_archive_blog_under-the-hoodok
    Last checked Sun, Jun 28, 06:38 PM
  • public_page:_archive_blog_the-cardinal-benchmarkok
    Last checked Sun, Jun 28, 06:38 PM
  • public_page:_archive_blog_ocr-showdownok
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  • public_page:_ok
    Last checked Sun, Jun 28, 06:38 PM

Signal timeline

19 dated public signals · newest on the right

Funding
Product
Code
Press
Company
Other
Nov 19, 2008Jan 12, 2018Mar 7, 2027
Funding (1)Product (1)Code (7)Press (4)Company (3)Other (3)

Signal breakdown

Latest momentum signal per category. Expand a card to inspect raw payloads.

Public source summary

Total evidence rows
19
Latest evidence
Thu, Jul 2, 04:19 PM

Source types found

about_pageblogcompany_sitefunding_articlegithubofficial_siteotherpressproduct

Strongest / recent news-style rows

  • Cardinal - The AI Platform for Precision Outbound

    Customers · Thu, Jul 2, 04:19 PM · confidence 90%high quality

  • Cardinal - The AI Platform for Precision Outbound

    About / company · Sun, Jun 28, 06:38 PM · confidence 90%high quality

  • Cardinal | Y Combinator

    Wed, May 20, 06:03 PM · confidence 88%high quality

Public signal timeline

Newest first · 19 event(s)

1
Thu, Jul 2, 04:19 PM · product · 90% · publichigh qualityCardinal - The AI Platform for Precision Outbound

Source: Customers

We work with fast-growing teams who want outbound to function like a real engine—not a collection of disconnected tools and experiments

Source ↗
2
Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM · official_site · 75% · publichigh qualityCardinal - The AI Platform for Precision Outbound

Source: official_site

Cardinal - The AI Platform for Precision Outbound Product Customers Company Book a demo Product Customers Company Book a demo The AI Platform for Precision Outbound Cardinal works hand in hand with fast-growing teams to turn outbound into a real engine - not…

Source ↗
3
Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM · official_site · 75% · publichigh qualityCardinal - The AI Platform for Precision Outbound

Source: official_site

Cardinal - The AI Platform for Precision Outbound Product Customers Company Book a demo Product Customers Company Book a demo The Cardinal Platform The Cardinal Platform See how Cardinal captures your customers Filters Similarities Outreach Content Target ads…

Source ↗
4
Sun, Jun 28, 06:38 PM · about_page · 90% · publichigh qualityCardinal - The AI Platform for Precision Outbound

Source: About / company

We work with fast-growing teams who want outbound to function like a real engine—not a collection of disconnected tools and experiments

Source ↗
5
Sun, Jun 28, 06:38 PM · blog · 90% · publichigh qualityOCR Is Broken for Complex Documents - Here’s How We Fixed It - Cardinal Blog

Source: Blog / news

We work with fast-growing teams who want outbound to function like a real engine—not a collection of disconnected tools and experiments

Source ↗
6
Sun, Jun 28, 06:38 PM · blog · 90% · publichigh qualityThe Cardinal Benchmark - Cardinal Blog

Source: Blog / news

We work with fast-growing teams who want outbound to function like a real engine—not a collection of disconnected tools and experiments

Source ↗
7
Sun, Jun 28, 06:38 PM · blog · 90% · publichigh qualityOCR Showdown: Cardinal vs. the Rest - Cardinal Blog

Source: Blog / news

We work with fast-growing teams who want outbound to function like a real engine—not a collection of disconnected tools and experiments

Source ↗
8
Wed, May 20, 06:03 PM · press · 85% · verified_publichigh qualityCardinal Customers

Customer proof points for outbound platform.

Source ↗
9
Wed, May 20, 06:03 PM · funding_article · 88% · verified_publichigh qualityCardinal | Y Combinator

Winter 2026 batch; AI platform for precision outbound used by 40+ YC companies.

Source ↗
10
Wed, May 20, 06:03 PM · company_site · 85% · verified_publichigh qualityCardinal - Precision Outbound

AI outbound platform with customer testimonials (Mintlify, etc.).

Source ↗
11
Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM · github · 55% · publicmedium quality@types/cardinal

Source: npm_registry

TypeScript definitions for cardinal

Source ↗
12
Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM · github · 55% · publicmedium quality@cardinal/staking

Source: npm_registry

Cardinal stake pool SDK

Source ↗
13
Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM · github · 55% · publicmedium quality@cardinal/token-manager

Source: npm_registry

Cardinal token manager SDK

Source ↗
14
Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM · github · 55% · publicmedium quality@cardinal/payment-manager

Source: npm_registry

Cardinal payment manager SDK

Source ↗
15
Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM · github · 55% · publicmedium quality@kushki/cardinal-sandbox-js

Source: npm_registry

kushki-cardinal-sandbox-js

Source ↗
16
Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM · other · 50% · publicmedium qualityCardinal

Source: wikipedia

Source ↗
17
Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM · other · 50% · publicmedium qualityCardinal (Catholic Church)

Source: wikipedia

Source ↗
18
Sun, Jun 28, 06:05 PM · github · 66% · publiclow qualitycardinal/cardinal

Source: github

Cardinal - Ruby compiler for Parrot

Source ↗
19
Sun, Jun 28, 06:05 PM · github · 66% · publiclow qualitycardinal/cardinal.github.com

Source: github

Source ↗

Official / company site

3 row(s)

The company's own site — the authoritative description of what they sell and to whom. Marketing-controlled, so treat claims as positioning rather than verified traction.

official_site·Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM·Confidence 75%high qualitypublic
Cardinal - The AI Platform for Precision Outbound

Cardinal - The AI Platform for Precision Outbound Product Customers Company Book a demo Product Customers Company Book a demo The AI Platform for Precision Outbound Cardinal works hand in hand with fast-growing teams to turn outbound into a real engine - not…

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗
official_site·Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM·Confidence 75%high qualitypublic
Cardinal - The AI Platform for Precision Outbound

Cardinal - The AI Platform for Precision Outbound Product Customers Company Book a demo Product Customers Company Book a demo The Cardinal Platform The Cardinal Platform See how Cardinal captures your customers Filters Similarities Outreach Content Target ads…

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗
company_site·Wed, May 20, 06:03 PM·Confidence 85%high qualityverified_public
Cardinal - Precision Outbound

AI outbound platform with customer testimonials (Mintlify, etc.).

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗

News

5 row(s)

Third-party press coverage. Independent reporting corroborates company claims; repeated coverage across outlets is a momentum signal.

product·Thu, Jul 2, 04:19 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Cardinal - The AI Platform for Precision Outbound

We work with fast-growing teams who want outbound to function like a real engine—not a collection of disconnected tools and experiments

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗
about_page·Sun, Jun 28, 06:38 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Cardinal - The AI Platform for Precision Outbound

We work with fast-growing teams who want outbound to function like a real engine—not a collection of disconnected tools and experiments

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗
press·Wed, May 20, 06:03 PM·Confidence 85%high qualityverified_public
Cardinal Customers

Customer proof points for outbound platform.

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗
other·Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM·Confidence 50%medium qualitypublic
Cardinal

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗
other·Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM·Confidence 50%medium qualitypublic
Cardinal (Catholic Church)

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗

Funding / news

1 row(s)

Funding announcements and investor-database records. The strongest public signal of capitalization: round, amount, and syndicate quality when disclosed.

funding_article·Wed, May 20, 06:03 PM·Confidence 88%high qualityverified_public
Cardinal | Y Combinator

Winter 2026 batch; AI platform for precision outbound used by 40+ YC companies.

Why it matters: Funding signal — Pre-Seed per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.

Open source ↗

GitHub

7 row(s)

Public engineering activity. Sustained commits, releases, and stars indicate real product development and, for dev tools, developer adoption.

github·Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
@types/cardinal

TypeScript definitions for cardinal

Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.

Open source ↗
github·Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
@cardinal/staking

Cardinal stake pool SDK

Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.

Open source ↗
github·Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
@cardinal/token-manager

Cardinal token manager SDK

Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.

Open source ↗
github·Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
@cardinal/payment-manager

Cardinal payment manager SDK

Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.

Open source ↗
github·Mon, Jun 29, 04:54 PM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
@kushki/cardinal-sandbox-js

kushki-cardinal-sandbox-js

Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.

Open source ↗
github·Sun, Jun 28, 06:05 PM·Confidence 66%low qualitypublic
cardinal/cardinal

Cardinal - Ruby compiler for Parrot

Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.

Open source ↗
github·Sun, Jun 28, 06:05 PM·Confidence 66%low qualitypublic
cardinal/cardinal.github.com

Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.

Open source ↗

Blog

3 row(s)

Company blog and newsletters. Shipping cadence and technical depth of posts hint at product velocity and team quality.

blog·Sun, Jun 28, 06:38 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
OCR Is Broken for Complex Documents - Here’s How We Fixed It - Cardinal Blog

We work with fast-growing teams who want outbound to function like a real engine—not a collection of disconnected tools and experiments

Why it matters: Company publishing — post cadence and depth hint at product velocity.

Open source ↗
blog·Sun, Jun 28, 06:38 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
The Cardinal Benchmark - Cardinal Blog

We work with fast-growing teams who want outbound to function like a real engine—not a collection of disconnected tools and experiments

Why it matters: Company publishing — post cadence and depth hint at product velocity.

Open source ↗
blog·Sun, Jun 28, 06:38 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
OCR Showdown: Cardinal vs. the Rest - Cardinal Blog

We work with fast-growing teams who want outbound to function like a real engine—not a collection of disconnected tools and experiments

Why it matters: Company publishing — post cadence and depth hint at product velocity.

Open source ↗

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