Locke (YC S26) — AI agents that help companies and governments work together
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.
Locke is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2026 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: AI agents that help companies and governments work together. The founder listed is Parth Badhwar (Founder/CEO) (Y Combinator directory entry, July 5, 2026).
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What it does AI agents that help companies and governments work together (source)
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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.
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Locke lists 2 open roles on its directory entry.
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Locke is an applied AI company changing the way companies and governments work together.
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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.
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