# Wayco

> Wayco is a New York-based AI operator built for the medlegal industry, automating the full lifecycle of personal injury and medical-legal cases from first intake call to settlement. Founded by 19-year-old Tajikistani prodigy Iqbol Temirkhojaev - who had his first VC-backed startup at 13, his first exit (to the United Nations) at 14, and a software patent at 15 - Wayco uses voice AI and intelligent case coordination to replace the days of phone calls and paperwork that currently define medical case management. Backed by Y Combinator (W26) with $500K in seed funding, the company is positioning itself not just as a software vendor but as an AI-native law firm that expands access to justice for Americans.

- **Founded:** 2025
- **Headquarters:** New York, NY, USA
- **Founders:** Iqbol Temirkhojaev (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** 2-5 (early stage, hiring founding engineer)
- **Products:** Wayco AI Operator, Voice AI Intake, Medical Care Coordination
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator Winter 2026 batch, First VC-backed Tajikistani founder in Y Combinator history, Founder had first VC-backed startup at age 13

## Products & services

- **Wayco AI Operator** — A 24/7 AI operator for law firms handling personal injury and medlegal cases. It handles voice intake, case evaluation, medical specialist matching, telemedicine coordination, lead management, and automated case summaries - replacing days of phone calls and paperwork with minutes of automated processing.
- **Voice AI Intake** — Natural-language voice AI that answers and processes incoming case calls, triages leads, and captures case data without human intervention.
- **Medical Care Coordination** — Automated matching of personal injury clients to appropriate medical specialists based on case requirements and geographic location.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator Winter 2026 batch
- First VC-backed Tajikistani founder in Y Combinator history
- Founder had first VC-backed startup at age 13
- Founder had first exit (to the United Nations) at age 14
- Founder received a software patent at age 15
- Founder received Medal of Honor from the President of Tajikistan at age 16
- Founder is a 3x Olympiad gold medalist in competitive programming
- Featured in 'Top 4 LegalTech Startups in YC W26'

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Completed $500K seed round and joined Y Combinator Winter 2026 batch.
- **2026-01** — Announced plans to become a licensed law firm in addition to selling AI operator software.
- **2026-Q1** — Opened hiring for Founding Full-Stack Software Engineer role ($100K-$150K).

## Links

- Website: https://wayco.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wayco-inc
- GitHub: https://github.com/wayco

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Last updated: 2026-04-21