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Confluence Labs

Active · AI models that learn from experience

WebsiteYC profile

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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Founders

  • Brent BurdickFounder/CEO
  • Niranjan BaskaranFounder/CTO

About Confluence Labs

While modern AI excels in any area you can collect a lot of data for, it struggles in areas where data is sparse or costly to attain. Designing new molecules, discovering new physics, and engineering new materials are all domains where collecting data is extremely costly. We dream of a world where AI accelerates research in all of these domains and creates a more abundant future for humanity, but the current technology is not there. That’s why we started Confluence Labs. We are building AI that can design highly effective experiments in data-sparse domains and learn maximally from the data it already has.

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
10h ago

Confluence Labs in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

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Confluence Labs: questions

Which YC batch was Confluence Labs in?

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

Is Confluence Labs still active?

Y Combinator lists Confluence Labs as active.

Who founded Confluence Labs?

Confluence Labs's founders, as listed on its YC page: Brent Burdick (Founder/CEO), Niranjan Baskaran (Founder/CTO).

Where is Confluence Labs based?

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