YCX26· AIAster
Automating open-ended research.
Founders
- Emmett BickerFounder/CEO
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About Aster
Aster is the first autonomous research lab — thousands of AI research agents orchestrated in parallel toward a single goal. We're on a mission to automate open-ended research: research that defines its own problems before it can answer them. The future doesn't wait to be defined by benchmarks. Neither do we.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Aster: questions
Which YC batch was Aster in?
Aster was in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch (X26).
Is Aster still active?
Y Combinator lists Aster as active.
Who founded Aster?
Aster's founders, as listed on its YC page: Emmett Bicker (Founder/CEO).
Where is Aster based?
Aster lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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