ARC Prize Foundation
YC W26 · Active · AI benchmarks that measure general intelligence and inspire new ideas
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 SentraShared: general intelligence, modelNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | speedrunSR006 |
 RGI LabsShared: general intelligence, systemActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS21 |
 TrimShared: general intelligence, model, systemActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW25 |
 Induction LabsShared: general intelligence, scaling, abilityActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS26 |
 DeepMindnot in a program hereShared: google deepmind, intelligenceElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Intelligence FactoryShared: general intelligence, ability, humanActiveOther | Other | Active | YCX26 |
 MisoShared: solve problemNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | 500 Global2022 |
 CellTypeShared: google deepmind, human, modelActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW26 |
 Prodigy ResearchShared: google deepmind, modelActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS26 |
 AemonShared: google deepmind, problem, humanActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW26 |
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All of W26| Company | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
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 10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.ActiveAI | AI | Active |
 21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active |
 Agentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.ActiveAI | AI | Active |
 Alt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.ActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active |
 AnchorheadEvals for frontier research agentsActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active |
Founders
- Greg KamradtFounder/President
About ARC Prize Foundation
ARC Prize builds AI benchmarks that measure general intelligence. Our benchmark, ARC-AGI, has been used by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and xAI. Founded by Mike Knoop and Francois Chollet, we inspire open source artificial general intelligence (AGI) research through benchmarks (the ARC-AGI series), global competitions, research grants, community, and content, we exist to guide researchers, industry, and regulators on the path to AGI. We believe that AGI requires more than just scaling up existing AI models. It demands a fundamental shift towards systems capable of genuine fluid intelligence, the ability to adapt to novel challenges and solve problems efficiently, much like humans do.
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Developer tools
- Team size
- 4
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
- Founded
- 2024
- Checked
- 35m ago
ARC Prize Foundation: questions
Which YC batch was ARC Prize Foundation in?
ARC Prize Foundation was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is ARC Prize Foundation still active?
Y Combinator lists ARC Prize Foundation as active.
Who founded ARC Prize Foundation?
ARC Prize Foundation's founders, as listed on its YC page: Greg Kamradt (Founder/President).
Where is ARC Prize Foundation based?
ARC Prize Foundation lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.
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