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Arga Labs

Active · Real-world sandboxes to test and train AI agents

8signal of 100 · rising 8
  • team of 6Team size · YC's directory+4.4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Founders

  • Phillip LiFounder/CEO
  • Akira TongFounder/CTO

About Arga Labs

We build environments to test your app and agents against the real world. Deploy your code/agent into a sandbox that runs against replicas of external services (Stripe, Slack, Google Drive, etc.). Twins support the same APIs, MCP tool calls & SDKs as the real software, and you can spin up thousands of instances in parallel and seed them using natural language. Run real workflows, surface edge cases, and observe how your code/agents actually behave before hitting production.

YC batch
X26 · Spring 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
6
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
10h ago

Changes seen

HeadquartersNov 9, 2026

Moved its headquarters from Vancouver, BC, Canada to San Francisco, CA, USA.

Team sizeNov 9, 2026

Team went from 5 to 6 people.

RegionsNov 9, 2026

Now lists the region United States of America; no longer lists Canada.

HeadquartersOct 19, 2026

Moved its headquarters from San Francisco, CA, USA to Vancouver, BC, Canada.

RegionsOct 19, 2026

Now lists the region Canada; no longer lists United States of America.

Team sizeOct 12, 2026

Team went from 4 to 5 people.

Arga Labs in X26: 194 companies, 84% AI

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Arga Labs: questions

Which YC batch was Arga Labs in?

Arga Labs was in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch (X26).

Is Arga Labs still active?

Y Combinator lists Arga Labs as active.

Who founded Arga Labs?

Arga Labs's founders, as listed on its YC page: Phillip Li (Founder/CEO), Akira Tong (Founder/CTO).

Where is Arga Labs based?

Arga Labs lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.