StartupResearcher · Mar 2026
Coverage of Booko's YC-backed launch, framing the company as a dynamic pricing system for service businesses with perishable appointment inventory.
Dynamic pricing for businesses that sell time slots
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Booko is a YC W26, founder-led B2B software company building AI-driven dynamic pricing for service businesses that sell bookable time slots, aiming to lift utilization and revenue without forcing customers to add engineering work or change booking systems.
Primary product
Dynamic pricing software for service-based enterprises
Founded
2025
Headquarters
Menlo Park, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Business/Productivity Software (dynamic pricing SaaS)
Offices
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Business model
Stage
early-stage VC
Latest round
Seed · May 2026
Latest amount
$4.3M
May 2026 · Y Combinator
Jan 2026 · Y Combinator
Investors
Very small, founder-led team with a hands-on build-and-sell culture. Public hiring materials emphasize direct work with the founders, fast iteration, and US-based roles with remote, San Francisco, and New York options.
Work style
Flexible
Visa sponsorship
No
Compensation
Public jobs showed Founding Growth Lead at $90K-$110K with 1.0%-1.5% equity, and technical founding roles around $160K-$220K with equity. Public postings also indicated US citizen/visa authorization required.
Pricing
Application/platform fee of 2.8% + $0.25 per booking, plus separate Stripe processing fees; providers remain merchant of record.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
StartupResearcher · Mar 2026
Coverage of Booko's YC-backed launch, framing the company as a dynamic pricing system for service businesses with perishable appointment inventory.
NewsFile · Mar 2026
Press release announcing Booko's official launch, describing the product as a real-time revenue optimization engine for appointment-based businesses and emphasizing its YC backing and live-demand pricing approach.
Fondo · Feb 2026
YC launch write-up describing Booko's time-slot pricing engine, customer segments, and early revenue-uplift claims.
Get News / FinancialContent · Jan 2026
Article on the founders' launch of a dynamic pricing feature for service providers, highlighting the service-economy thesis and the founders' background.