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CoLab

Active · Human and AI design review for hardware

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
15signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 150Team size · YC's directory+11.3
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIShmoodShared: design reviewEF 2024New YorkStartup →AIResolveShared: design review, collaboration, humanYC W15New York CityStartup →
Companies closest to CoLab
Company
ShmoodShared: design reviewEF 2024Not statedAI
ResolveShared: design review, collaboration, humanYC W15ActiveAI

Adjacent

AIOhmShared: hardware, engineering, fortuneYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIJarminShared: lockheed martin, human, systemYC F25San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsInactiveClayShared: collaboration, designYC W21RemoteStartup →Developer toolsAcquiredUpverterShared: hardware, design, engineeringYC W11TorontoStartup →AIInactivePatchworkShared: collaboration, design, engineeringYC W24San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to CoLab
Company
OhmShared: hardware, engineering, fortuneYC W23ActiveAI, Data
JarminShared: lockheed martin, human, systemYC F25ActiveAI
ClayShared: collaboration, designYC W21InactiveDevtools
UpverterShared: hardware, design, engineeringYC W11AcquiredDevtools
PatchworkShared: collaboration, design, engineeringYC W24InactiveAI

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AudioFocusHearing aids that work in noisy places, like restaurants, using ML.team of 4InactiveAI
TaskadeOne prompt. One app. One living workspace for teams.team of 6hiringActiveAI
TensilWe turn machine learning models into custom hardware.team of 2InactiveAI, Devtools
Yummy FutureWe build robotic workforces for the food & beverage industry.team of 7hiringActiveAI
Arpeggio BioArpeggio Bio develops drugs targeting transcription factors using AI…team of 20ActiveAI
BeaconsAn AI-powered, all-in-one business platform for content creatorsteam of 25hiringActiveAI

About CoLab

CoLab is on a mission to accelerate the pace of innovation by helping engineering teams deliver better products faster. CoLab’s Design Engagement System (DES) enables engineering teams to have more effective design conversations, design reviews and ultimately make better engineering decisions. CoLab launched AutoReview in 2025 - an AI peer checker that marks up 2D and 3D files. CoLab is trusted by Fortune 500 organizations like Ford, Komatsu, Johnson Controls, GE Appliances and Lockheed Martin.

YC batch
S19 · Summer 2019
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
150
Location
St. John's, NL, Canada
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Hardware, SaaS, Collaboration

CoLab in S19: 176 companies, 26% AI

CoLab: questions

Which YC batch was CoLab in?

CoLab was in Y Combinator's Summer 2019 batch (S19).

Is CoLab still active?

Y Combinator lists CoLab as active.

Where is CoLab based?

CoLab lists St. John's, NL, Canada as its location on YC's directory.