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CueBench

Active · RL post-training for science reasoning and performance engineering

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
7signal of 100 · rising 7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 3Team size · YC's directory+3.1

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Competitors

AIVibrant LabsShared: post training, reinforcement learningYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIAshrShared: post training, reinforcement learning, data engineeringYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIDeep CogitoShared: post trainingSPC 2024San FranciscoStartup →AIHUDShared: post training, reinforcement learningYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIOsmosisShared: post training, reinforcement learning, performanceYC W25San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to CueBench
Company
Vibrant LabsShared: post training, reinforcement learningYC W24ActiveAI, Devtools
AshrShared: post training, reinforcement learning, data engineeringYC W26ActiveAI, Data
Deep CogitoShared: post trainingSPC 2024Not statedAI
HUDShared: post training, reinforcement learningYC W25ActiveAI, Devtools
OsmosisShared: post training, reinforcement learning, performanceYC W25ActiveAI, Devtools

Adjacent

AIHopperShared: post trainingYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIAutoComputerShared: post trainingYC F24San FranciscoStartup →AIDelightful AIShared: post training, sciencespeedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AIAviroShared: post training, reinforcement learningYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AIJigsawShared: post trainingspeedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to CueBench
Company
HopperShared: post trainingYC F26ActiveAI, Devtools
AutoComputerShared: post trainingYC F24ActiveAI
Delightful AIShared: post training, sciencespeedrun SR007Not statedAI, Data
AviroShared: post training, reinforcement learningYC X25ActiveAI
JigsawShared: post trainingspeedrun SR005Not statedAI, Data

Also from S26 in AI

All of S26
AIMagmaMonetize your agent's traces.YC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIMarkovThe data lab for engineering and computer-use AI.YC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIOlam LabsCrafting simulations for frontier lab model trainingYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIPetrarchAdvancing model capabilities for critical infrastructureYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIAutoresearch, Inc.Autoresearch as a service: we solve your hardest measurable problemsYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AICoArenaThe biggest crowdsourced benchmark for Computer-UseYC S26San FranciscoStartup →
Company
MagmaMonetize your agent's traces.ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
MarkovThe data lab for engineering and computer-use AI.team of 2ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
Olam LabsCrafting simulations for frontier lab model trainingteam of 2ActiveAI, Data
PetrarchAdvancing model capabilities for critical infrastructureteam of 3ActiveAI, Data
Autoresearch, Inc.Autoresearch as a service: we solve your hardest measurable problemsteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
CoArenaThe biggest crowdsourced benchmark for Computer-Useteam of 2ActiveAI, Data, Devtools

Founders

  • Dillon MehtaFounder/CEO
  • Neel GaddeFounder/COO
  • Rishan HemrajaniFounder

About CueBench

YC batch
S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Data
Team size
3
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2026
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Reinforcement Learning, Data Engineering

CueBench in S26: 229 companies, 88% AI

CueBench: questions

Which YC batch was CueBench in?

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

Is CueBench still active?

Y Combinator lists CueBench as active.

Who founded CueBench?

CueBench's founders, as listed on its YC page: Dillon Mehta (Founder/CEO), Neel Gadde (Founder/COO), Rishan Hemrajani (Founder).

Where is CueBench based?

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