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Ashr

Active · Enterprise post-training, monitoring, and continual learning platform

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Why it ranks

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7signal of 100 · rising 7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5

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Competitors

AIHopperShared: open weight, weight model, post trainingYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AICueBenchShared: post training, reinforcement learning, data engineeringYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIMonteShared: continual learning, reinforcement learning, selfYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIMiruvor AIShared: continual learning, model500 Global SF 37United StatesStartup →AIAutoresearch, Inc.Shared: continual learning, post training, reinforcement learningYC S26San FranciscoStartup →OtherArcee AIShared: open weight, modelStartup →
Companies closest to Ashr
Company
HopperShared: open weight, weight model, post trainingYC F26ActiveAI, Devtools
CueBenchShared: post training, reinforcement learning, data engineeringYC S26ActiveAI, Data
MonteShared: continual learning, reinforcement learning, selfYC S25ActiveAI, Devtools
Miruvor AIShared: continual learning, model500 Global SF 37Not statedAI
Autoresearch, Inc.Shared: continual learning, post training, reinforcement learningYC S26ActiveAI, Devtools
Arcee AInot in a program hereShared: open weight, modelElsewhereOther

Adjacent

AIAutoComputerShared: post training, deep learning, researchYC F24San FranciscoStartup →AIVibrant LabsShared: post training, reinforcement learningYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIOsmosisShared: post training, reinforcement learning, modelYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIOlam LabsShared: model training, reinforcement learning, data engineeringYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIProper MotionShared: continual learning, infrastructurespeedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Ashr
Company
AutoComputerShared: post training, deep learning, researchYC F24ActiveAI
Vibrant LabsShared: post training, reinforcement learningYC W24ActiveAI, Devtools
OsmosisShared: post training, reinforcement learning, modelYC W25ActiveAI, Devtools
Olam LabsShared: model training, reinforcement learning, data engineeringYC S26ActiveAI, Data
Proper MotionShared: continual learning, infrastructurespeedrun SR007Not statedAI

Also from W26 in AI

All of W26
AIAnchorheadEvals for frontier research agentsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIBrumbyRobot Cowboys that Herd Cattle with AI DronesYC W26SydneyStartup →AICaptainSelf-tuning search for products and filesYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AICorveraThe AI sales agent for CPG brandsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AINdeaBuilding AGI that can innovate.YC W26RemoteStartup →AISynthetic SciencesInfrastructure for Autonomous ScienceYC W26San FranciscoStartup →
Company
AnchorheadEvals for frontier research agentsActiveAI, Devtools
BrumbyRobot Cowboys that Herd Cattle with AI Dronesteam of 32 programsActiveAI
CaptainSelf-tuning search for products and filesteam of 2ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
CorveraThe AI sales agent for CPG brandsteam of 4hiringActiveAI, Data
NdeaBuilding AGI that can innovate.team of 15ActiveAI
Synthetic SciencesInfrastructure for Autonomous Scienceteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools

Founders

  • Rohan KulkarniFounder/CEO
  • Shreyas KapsFounder

About Ashr

Ashr Manifold is a self-contained model training, hosting, observability, and continual learning platform for purpose-built open-weight models. Startups can use Manifold to post-train and manage fleets of continuously improving open-weight models without having a dedicated research team or infrastructure. Ultimately, this reduces operating costs and allows a greater degree of control over proprietary company knowledge. Enterprises can use Manifold to encode institutional judgements and priorities into open-weight models, reduce token costs, and manage every level of the AI life cycle, from data curation, to model serving on weights and infrastructure they own.

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Data
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Deep Learning, Generative AI, Reinforcement Learning, Data Engineering, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Ashr in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

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Ashr: questions

Which YC batch was Ashr in?

Ashr was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).

Is Ashr still active?

Y Combinator lists Ashr as active.

Who founded Ashr?

Ashr's founders, as listed on its YC page: Rohan Kulkarni (Founder/CEO), Shreyas Kaps (Founder).

Where is Ashr based?

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