aid: alchemize
name: Alchemize
description: >-
  Alchemize is an AI-enabled customs brokerage that automates import compliance
  workflows for importers. The Y Combinator (Spring 2026) company pairs licensed
  customs expertise with artificial intelligence to answer regulatory and tariff
  questions in minutes rather than days, reduce manual data-entry errors before
  shipments reach the port, and give importers a single view of every shipment,
  status, and communication via API, EDI, or web portal. Founded by Robert Hou
  (previously Confido, YC) and Samuel Fu (previously Netflix), Alchemize targets
  inefficiency in the $30B+ customs brokerage industry with an AI-native
  compliance and trade-operations platform.
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://tryalchemize.com/alchemize_logo.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alchemize/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- y-combinator
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-yc-batch: Spring 2026
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
tags:
- Company
- Customs Brokerage
- Trade Compliance
- Supply Chain
- Logistics
- Import Export
- Artificial Intelligence
- EDI
- Y Combinator
apis:
- name: Alchemize API
  description: >-
    Programmatic access to Alchemize customs-brokerage and trade-compliance
    workflows for importers (shipment status, communications, and compliance
    data), advertised alongside EDI and portal access. The production API is
    served from api.tryalchemize.com; endpoints under /api are authenticated
    and no public OpenAPI or developer documentation is published yet.
  humanURL: https://tryalchemize.com
  baseURL: https://api.tryalchemize.com
  properties:
  - type: Website
    url: https://tryalchemize.com
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/alchemize-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://tryalchemize.com
- type: Company
  url: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/alchemize
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence