# Codag

[Codag on Hacklab](https://hacklab.so/org/codag)

Startup · 1 person on Hacklab

## Links

- [Website](https://codag.ai/)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/codag)

## About

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## YC company profile

The AI gateway for cheaper, faster, permissioned agents.

Codag compresses tool call outputs before agents read them, which reduces token spend by  20-30% while retaining output accuracy.

Govern and see analytics on agent dollars across all model providers and internal agents.

- **YC batch:** Summer 2026
- **Founded:** 2026
- **Team size:** 1
- **Location:** San Francisco
- **Country:** US
- **Status:** Active
- **Industry:** B2B
- **Stage:** Early
- **Tags:** Developer Tools
- **YC partner:** Harshita Arora

## Founders

### Michael Zhou — Founder/CEO

Solo @Codag. ex. @Okta, @Shopify for infrastructure. BSc in Computer Science and Neuroscience from University of Toronto. Ex. Rank 80 Challenger LoL, Rank 200 TFT

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mzxzhou/) · [X](https://x.com/michaelzixizhou)

[Source: Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/codag) · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.

## Current staff

- [Michael Zhou](https://hacklab.so/michael-zhou) — Founder/CEO (Present)