Y Combinator companies

The Y Combinator portfolio as the radar sees it: synced daily, classified into clusters, checked for life and movement. 6,198 companies.

CompanyClusterProgramStatusLast signal
RightNowAI

Enabling Model-Hardware Co-Design at Scale

AI infra and computeGPU inference optimization and serverless deploymentY CombinatorF26Activechecked 2026-08-23
VoreliosAI

AI that simulates physics 1000x faster

AI infra and computePhysics simulation accelerationY CombinatorF26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Atomarine

Floating nuclear powered data centers at sea.

AI infra and computeoffshore nuclear powered data centersY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
BaudAI

AI chips for ultra-fast model training and inference

AI infra and computeAI training and inference chipsY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
BelvedirAI

The easiest way to make private AI models.

AI infra and computePrivate model training and optimization infrastructureY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Computable

Buy, sell, and redeem GPU hours for any week with instant liquidity

AI infra and computeGPU hours marketplaceY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
ConiferAI

Least cost routing system to reduce 80%+ token spend

AI infra and computecost optimization and model routingY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Dipole LabsAI

AI-controlled optical switching for AI clusters

AI infra and computeAI cluster optical switching hardwareY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
EdotEnvAI

A Quant Neolab building self-improving agents from quant trading

AI infra and computeRL training environments for quantitative researchY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Ethos Space ResourcesAI

We make Silicon on the Moon.

AI infra and computeSilicon manufacturing for space data centersY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-24
Experiential LabsAI

Open source OpenRouter that turns your traffic into a better model

AI infra and computeModel optimization and cost reductionY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Induction LabsAI

Building intellectually curious AI

AI infra and computeCurious foundation modelsY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Lamb LabsAI

Lightning fast chips with hardcoded AI models

AI infra and computeAI inference acceleration hardwareY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
OpenRelayAI

Distributed, hardware-agnostic AI inference

AI infra and computedistributed inference platformY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
ParasmaAI

Training human brain cells for AI compute

AI infra and computeBiological neural compute substrateY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
RiftenAI

Earned intelligence for every company

AI infra and computeAI inference routing and optimizationY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-24
Standard MachinesAI

Teaching AI to Design Chips

AI infra and computeRL environments for chip designY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Touchmark

Market for future inference capacity

AI infra and computeInference capacity marketplaceY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
TracerAI

Combining open-source AI models for better answers at lower cost

AI infra and computemulti-model coordination and inference optimizationY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Understudy LabsAI

Self-optimizing neocloud that cuts LLM bills by 80%

AI infra and computeinference optimization and model distillationY CombinatorS26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Expanse

Unlock wasted GPU capacity.

AI infra and computeGPU utilization and workload optimizationY CombinatorX26Activechecked 2026-08-23
InterfazeAI

AI model built for high accuracy deterministic tasks

AI infra and computeSpecialized AI model architectureY CombinatorX26Activechecked 2026-08-23
KugelAudioAI

Kugel is an on-prem Voice AI model supporting 30+ languages

AI infra and computemultilingual on-prem TTS inferenceY CombinatorX26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Lamina LabsAI

Near-real-time video infrastructure for LLMs

AI infra and computeReal-time video generation infrastructureY CombinatorX26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Miso LabsAI

Emotive foundation voice models

AI infra and computeEmotive voice foundation modelsY CombinatorX26Activechecked 2026-08-23
SazabiAI

The AI-native observability platform for fast-moving engineering teams

AI infra and computeAI-native observability and monitoringY CombinatorX26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Zibra Labs

Distributed runtime for AI workloads at scale

AI infra and computedistributed compute for AI workloadsY CombinatorX26Activechecked 2026-08-23
AxionOrbital SpaceAI

Foundation models for 24/7 Earth Observation

AI infra and computeFoundation models for satellite imageryY CombinatorW26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Carrot LabsAI

AI Cost Management: Track and attribute AI spend across every provider

AI infra and computeAI spend management and optimizationY CombinatorW26Activechecked 2026-08-23
CascadeAI

Distilling Proprietary Intelligence

AI infra and computeModel fine-tuning and optimizationY CombinatorW26Activechecked 2026-08-17
Confluence LabsAI

AI models that learn from experience

AI infra and computeAI models for data-sparse learningY CombinatorW26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Cumulus LabsAI

The Fastest Multimodal Inference OS

AI infra and computeMultimodal inference OS platformY CombinatorW26Activechecked 2026-08-23
NdeaAI

Building AGI that can innovate.

AI infra and computefrontier AI systems and reasoningY CombinatorW26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Overshoot

AI Infra for real-time vision applications

AI infra and computeReal-time vision inference platformY CombinatorW26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Piris Labs

The Networking Layer of AI

AI infra and computephotonic networking for AI computeY CombinatorW26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Polymorph

Building secure polymorphic apps

AI infra and computePolymorphic application securityY CombinatorW26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Synthetic SciencesAI

Infrastructure for Autonomous Science

AI infra and computeRL training for scientific agentsY CombinatorW26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Visibl Semiconductors

A faster, lower cost path to custom silicon

AI infra and computecustom silicon design automationY CombinatorW26Activechecked 2026-08-23
Kalpa LabsAI

Scaling Generalist Speech models

AI infra and computefoundational speech modelsY CombinatorF25Activechecked 2026-08-23
SF TensorAI

Infrastructure for AI labs to focus on research.

AI infra and computeManaged GPU infrastructure for AI researchY CombinatorF25Activechecked 2026-08-23
SorenAI

The AI workforce for business operations.

AI infra and computeModel training and deployment for enterprisesY CombinatorF25Active, new domain2026-08-23
Cactus ComputeAI

Tiny Edge AI For Tiny Devices

AI infra and computeEdge AI runtime and models for tiny devicesY CombinatorS25Activechecked 2026-08-23
Iron GridAI

Foundational models for risk and quality.

AI infra and computefoundation models for industrial applicationsY CombinatorS25Activechecked 2026-08-23
JuxtaAI

Building a GPS alternative 100x more powerful with no hardware needed.

AI infra and computeMachine learning-based positioning infrastructureY CombinatorS25Activechecked 2026-08-23
Lilac

We sell GPUs.

AI infra and computeGPU provisioning and infrastructure managementY CombinatorS25Activechecked 2026-08-23
LuminalAI

Making AI run fast on any hardware.

AI infra and computeML compiler and inference optimizationY CombinatorS25Activechecked 2026-08-23
OnDeck AIAI

Analyze any footage, without training a model

AI infra and computeVision Language Model infrastructureY CombinatorS25Activechecked 2026-08-23
Stellon LabsAI

Building tiny frontier AI models that run on edge devices

AI infra and computelightweight edge AI modelsY CombinatorS25Activechecked 2026-08-23
Uplift AIAI

Foundational Voice Models for regional languages

AI infra and computeVoice models for regional languagesY CombinatorS25Activechecked 2026-08-23
WaferAI

AI that makes AI fast

AI infra and computeGPU kernel optimization for inferenceY CombinatorS25Activechecked 2026-08-23
Aravolta

Software to monitor, control, and optimize data centers.

AI infra and computedata center monitoring and optimizationY CombinatorX25Activechecked 2026-08-23
FeynAI

Custom models trained on your data

AI infra and computeCustom model training and deploymentY CombinatorX25Activechecked 2026-08-23
FreesoloAI

Product Native Models

AI infra and computespecialized model optimization and deploymentY CombinatorX25Activechecked 2026-08-23
GodelaAI

AI Physics Engine to replace simulations and prototypes

AI infra and computeAI physics simulation engineY CombinatorX25Activechecked 2026-08-23
Paper InstrumentsAI

Open-source frontier models for knowledge work

AI infra and computeOpen-source frontier model post-trainingY CombinatorX25Activechecked 2026-08-23
ParaQuery

Managed GPU-accelerated Spark + SQL at 2x speed and half the cost

AI infra and computeGPU-accelerated data processing platformY CombinatorX25Activechecked 2026-08-23
PgDog

Scaling engine for PostgreSQL

AI infra and computePostgreSQL sharding and scaling infrastructureY CombinatorX25Activechecked 2026-08-23
Sygaldry Technologies

quantum-accelerated AI servers

AI infra and computequantum-accelerated AI inferenceY CombinatorX25Activechecked 2026-08-23
Tinfoil

Encrypted AI with verifiable privacy

AI infra and computeEncrypted AI execution infrastructureY CombinatorX25Activechecked 2026-08-23
Inversion Semiconductor

Manufacturing the most powerful chips, 15x faster

AI infra and computesemiconductor manufacturing equipmentY CombinatorW25Activechecked 2026-08-23
OsmosisAI

Reinforcement Learning (RL) for AI Agents

AI infra and computeRL fine-tuning platform for AIY CombinatorW25Activechecked 2026-08-23
TrimAI

A foundation model for physics.

AI infra and computePhysics simulation foundation modelY CombinatorW25Activechecked 2026-08-23
Archil

The high-performance file system that connects AI to data

AI infra and computehigh-performance data access for AIY CombinatorF24Activechecked 2026-08-23
AnthrogenAI

We're training the next generation of protein foundation models.

AI infra and computeprotein foundation modelsY CombinatorS24Activechecked 2026-08-23
Conductor QuantumAI

AI that operates quantum computers for scientific discovery

AI infra and computeAI for quantum computer operationY CombinatorS24Activechecked 2026-08-23
d_modelAI

Look inside the model

AI infra and computeAI model interpretability and alignmentY CombinatorS24Activechecked 2026-08-23
DeepSim, Inc.AI

An AI physics simulator for AI chip design

AI infra and computeAI physics simulator for chip designY CombinatorS24Activechecked 2026-08-23
PipeshiftAI

Ultra-low latency inference cloud for real-time workloads

AI infra and computelow-latency inference serving platformY CombinatorS24Activechecked 2026-08-23
SilurianAI

Foundation models to simulate Earth, starting with weather.

AI infra and computeEarth simulation foundation modelsY CombinatorS24Activechecked 2026-08-23
Starcloud

Data centers in space

AI infra and computeSpace-based GPU compute infrastructureY CombinatorS24Activechecked 2026-08-23
The Forecasting CompanyAI

Foundation models for time series

AI infra and computeFoundation models for time seriesY CombinatorS24Activechecked 2026-08-23
Thunder Compute

VMware for GPUs

AI infra and computeGPU virtualization and optimizationY CombinatorS24Activechecked 2026-08-23
Unsloth AIAI

Open-Source Reinforcement Learning (RL) & Fine-tuning for LLMs.

AI infra and computeLLM fine-tuning and RL infrastructureY CombinatorS24Activechecked 2026-08-23
Zettascale

Energy efficient chips for AI

AI infra and computeEnergy-efficient AI accelerator chipsY CombinatorS24Activechecked 2026-08-23
camelAIAI

Unlimited inference at $5 per stream

AI infra and computeAffordable inference and streaming APIY CombinatorW24Activechecked 2026-08-23
DownlinkAI

Make your LLMs 3x faster.

AI infra and computeLLM optimization and inference platformY CombinatorW24Activechecked 2026-08-23
Guide LabsAI

Frontier models and agents you can learn from, audit, and steer.

AI infra and computeInterpretable frontier modelsY CombinatorW24Activechecked 2026-08-23
Tamarind BioAI

AI Inference Platform for Drug Discovery

AI infra and computeML inference platform for scientific computingY CombinatorW24Activechecked 2026-08-23
Ubicloud

Open source alternative to AWS

AI infra and computeopen source cloud infrastructureY CombinatorW24Activechecked 2026-08-23
Yoneda LabsAI

Foundation Model for Chemical Manufacturing

AI infra and computeFoundation models for chemistry and materialsY CombinatorW24Activechecked 2026-08-23
AutomorphicAI

Infuse knowledge into language models with just 10 samples

AI infra and computeEfficient LLM fine-tuning infrastructureY CombinatorS23Activechecked 2026-08-23
ParadeDB

Unify application data, vectors, and full-text search in one Postgres

AI infra and computeVector search and retrieval infrastructureY CombinatorS23Activechecked 2026-08-23
Shadeform

The GPU Cloud Marketplace

AI infra and computeGPU cloud marketplace and provisioningY CombinatorS23Active, new domain2026-08-23
Trainy

Infrastructure for managing GPU clusters for training/serving.

AI infra and computeGPU cluster scheduling and orchestrationY CombinatorS23Activechecked 2026-08-23
ChimaAI

Building infrastructure tools to help large companies customize their…

AI infra and computeModel customization and fine-tuning infrastructureY CombinatorW23Activechecked 2026-08-23
DecohereAI

Real-time generative AI

AI infra and computeReal-time generative AI infrastructureY CombinatorW23Active, new domain2026-08-23
Dream3DAI

We build tools to help humanity predict the future.

AI infra and compute3D generative models and simulationY CombinatorW23Activechecked 2026-08-23
FlowerAI

Train AI on distributed data

AI infra and computeFederated learning infrastructureY CombinatorW23Activechecked 2026-08-23
KV CashAI

KV Cash, a blockchain where contracts can finally think

AI infra and computeAI-powered blockchain infrastructureY CombinatorW23Activechecked 2026-08-23
LinumAI

type text, dream video

AI infra and computegenerative video modelsY CombinatorW23Activechecked 2026-08-23
Middleware

AI-based full stack observability platform

AI infra and computeAI-powered observability and monitoringY CombinatorW23Activechecked 2026-08-23
PoplarML

Deploy Machine Learning Models with One Command

AI infra and computeML model serving and deploymentY CombinatorW23Site unreachablechecked 2026-08-17
Texel.aiAI

Run AI pipelines 10x faster

AI infra and computeHardware-accelerated inference optimizationY CombinatorW23Activechecked 2026-08-23
Argument Computer Corporation

Accelerate verifiable computing

AI infra and computeZero-knowledge proof infrastructureY CombinatorW22Activechecked 2026-08-23
Cerebrium

Serverless Infrastructure Platform for AI

AI infra and computeServerless GPU inference platformY CombinatorW22Activechecked 2026-08-23
Enlightra

Multicolor lasers for ultrafast data transmission

AI infra and computeoptical computing hardware infrastructureY CombinatorW22Activechecked 2026-08-23
Lexter.aiAI

LLM for Legal in Brazil

AI infra and computeLegal domain LLM for BrazilY CombinatorW22Activechecked 2026-08-23
NyckelAI

Classify Anything

AI infra and computeML platform and model training APIY CombinatorW22Activechecked 2026-08-23
Strong ComputeAI

10x-1000x faster compute for Neural Network training

AI infra and computeNeural network training accelerationY CombinatorW22Activechecked 2026-08-23
Ferveret

Nuclear-inspired cooling that turns wasted power into more AI compute

AI infra and computedata center cooling hardwareY CombinatorS21Activechecked 2026-08-23