Discovered Materials (formerly Matforge, YC Spring 2026) builds swarms of AI agents that act as "AI scientists" to design candidate semiconductor mate…
Axis Robotics builds a distributed data engine for physical AI, letting a global network of contributors generate robot training data through browser-…
Architect Labs builds AI systems that design and formally verify custom silicon, turning demanding workloads into purpose-built chips and full-stack h…
Building vertically integrated, automated metal factories in Detroit that deliver raw materials faster, cheaper, and more reliably to US manufacturers…
Blackstar is an AI hardware startup building a new computing device and operating system aimed at fundamentally improving how humans interact with AI.…
Sudo Robotics is building general-purpose robots powered by a manipulation-centric foundation model, with its flagship #sudo R1 system integrating sel…
Builds fully autonomous, cabless electric freight haulers (Class 8 trucks) that use vision-based AI to move freight across warehouses, ports, and rail…
NovoLINC develops breakthrough nanostructured thermal interface materials for AI computing, data centers, and high-power electronics. Its proprietary …
Terraforming robotics company that uses autonomous subsurface injection robots to lift and stabilize flood-prone terrain by injecting wood slurry deep…
Subtle Computing builds Voicebuds, AI-powered earbuds that isolate a chosen speaker in noisy environments to make in-person conversations clearer and …
Rebulk (formerly dScribe AI) uses computer vision and autonomous drones to track bulk inventory such as grain, sand, and gravel in real time. The plat…
Airbound builds the world's most efficient delivery drones, developing advanced autonomous aircraft using blended-wing-body designs for ultra-low-cost…
Astrus is an AI-powered microchip design company that develops software to automate analog chip layout design. The platform uses reinforcement learnin…
Genesis AI is building a universal foundation model for robotics, training on large-scale synthetic physical-world data for research and production sy…
Sunrise Robotics builds intelligent robotic cells for manufacturing, combining AI software, computer vision, and industrial automation to take repetit…
Conifer develops compact, rare-earth-free electric powertrains using patented axial flux motor technology and ferrite magnets. Founded by ex-Apple and…
Tera AI develops software-only, platform-agnostic spatial reasoning AI for autonomous robots. Their system enables zero-shot visual navigation across …
Juna AI is an industrial AI platform that develops autonomous agents for manufacturing and production optimization. Their platform orchestrates AI age…
Extropic is building thermodynamic computing hardware and software for radically more energy-efficient AI workloads. The company combines physics, chi…
Building revolutionary agentic AI audio computers without screens, spun out of Alphabet X. The flagship iyo One is a wearable ear-computer enabling in…