Startupsby GlyphWhy it ranks
How the rank works7signal of 100 · rising 7
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5
A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI, Devtools | Acquired | YCS23 | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCW23 | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCS24 | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCF25 | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCW21 | |
| Other | Elsewhere |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Not stated | EF2016 | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCF25 | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCS25 | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCW24 | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCX26 |
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| Company | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alkera AIReliable and safe data engineering and data science agentsteam of 3ActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active |
| AI, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active |
Founders
- Anirudha KulkarniFounder/CEO
- Pratyush SainiFounder/CTO
About ByteAsk
ByteAsk is an AI coding agent built for C and C++, the code that runs trading systems, cars, chips, and operating systems. It does not stop at a diff that looks right. ByteAsk builds, debugs, and tests every change with the real toolchain until the change holds. If the compiler, the debugger, or the tests can catch it, then ByteAsk catches it too. It runs from the terminal or inside VS Code, Neovim, and Emacs, and is available fully on-prem.
- YC batch
- F26 · Fall 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Developer tools
- Team size
- 2
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2026
- Checked
- 6h ago
YC tags: Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, AI
Changes seen
ByteAsk: questions
Which YC batch was ByteAsk in?
ByteAsk was in Y Combinator's Fall 2026 batch (F26).
Is ByteAsk still active?
Y Combinator lists ByteAsk as active.
Who founded ByteAsk?
ByteAsk's founders, as listed on its YC page: Anirudha Kulkarni (Founder/CEO), Pratyush Saini (Founder/CTO).
Where is ByteAsk based?
ByteAsk lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.