Baud

YC S26 · Active · AI chips for ultra-fast training and inference

Competitors

Companies closest to Baud
Company	Category	Status	Program
Zettascale ComputingShared: semiconductors, chip, frontierActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS24
Standard MachinesShared: semiconductors, chip, trainActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS26
hardware intelligenceShared: frontier model, semiconductors, chipActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS26
Lamb LabsShared: semiconductors, chip, modelActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS26
Bronco AIShared: semiconductors, chip, hardwareActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS23
Infinitynot in a program hereShared: chip, inference, tuneElsewhereOther	Other	Elsewhere
Positronnot in a program hereShared: inference, hardware, modelElsewhereOther	Other	Elsewhere
Etchednot in a program hereShared: chip, inference, modelElsewhereOther	Other	Elsewhere

Adjacent

Companies next to Baud
Company	Category	Status	Program
SilogyShared: semiconductors, chipActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCW24
SilimateShared: semiconductors, chipActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS23
DeepSim, Inc.Shared: semiconductors, chipActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS24
OsmosisShared: fine tune, training, performanceActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCW25
Aerogen SystemsShared: semiconductors, chipActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS26

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DaqstraAI-native test infrastructure layer for hardware companiesActiveAI	AI	Active
Ekho LabsWorld Model for FreightActiveAI	AI	Active
Frontier ComputingFrontier grows scalable biological brains as an ML training substrateActiveAI	AI	Active
Induction LabsBuilding intellectually curious AIActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active

Founders

Sarang ZambareFounder/CEO
Eric TaylorFounder & Chief Hardware Architect

About Baud

Novel AI hardware built from first principles to let companies train, fine-tune, and deploy frontier models with orders of magnitude better performance than incumbents

YC batch: S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI
Team size: 3
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2026
Checked: 1h ago

YC tags: Artificial Intelligence, Hard Tech, Semiconductors

Baud in S26: 231 companies, 88% AI

Baud: questions

Which YC batch was Baud in?

Baud was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).

Is Baud still active?

Y Combinator lists Baud as active.

Who founded Baud?

Baud's founders, as listed on its YC page: Sarang Zambare (Founder/CEO), Eric Taylor (Founder & Chief Hardware Architect).

Where is Baud based?

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

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