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Daqstra

Active · AI-native test infrastructure layer for hardware companies

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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

AIAnqaShared: orchestration layerEF 2025LondonStartup →AIMOVEdotShared: entire test, hardware, engineerYC F25San FranciscoStartup →AIHatchetShared: orchestration layer, managingYC W24New York CityStartup →OtherNaturalShared: orchestration layerStartup →
Companies closest to Daqstra
Company
AnqaShared: orchestration layerEF 2025Not statedAI
MOVEdotShared: entire test, hardware, engineerYC F25ActiveAI, Devtools
HatchetShared: orchestration layer, managingYC W24ActiveAI, Devtools
Naturalnot in a program hereShared: orchestration layerElsewhereOther

Adjacent

OtherPhinxt Robotics LTD (trading as Floxmind)Shared: orchestration layerMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026United KingdomStartup →AIartlabsShared: native, infrastructureAlchemist Class 37Los AngelesStartup →OtherPenelope HealthShared: layer, infrastructureSeedcamp 2026Startup →AICorelayerShared: spend less, native, infrastructureYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIMilanaShared: engineerSPC 2025San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Daqstra
Company
Phinxt Robotics LTD (trading as Floxmind)Shared: orchestration layerMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026Not statedOther
artlabsShared: native, infrastructureAlchemist Class 37Not statedAI
Penelope HealthShared: layer, infrastructureSeedcamp 2026Not statedOther
CorelayerShared: spend less, native, infrastructureYC W26ActiveAI, Devtools
MilanaShared: engineerSPC 2025Not statedAI

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Company
83 SciencesAI-native materials discovery powered by unpublished experimental datateam of 3hiringActiveAI
BaudAI chips for ultra-fast training and inferenceteam of 4ActiveAI
Dipole LabsAI-controlled optical switching for AI clustersActiveAI
Ekho LabsWorld Model for FreightActiveAI
Frontier ComputingFrontier grows scalable biological brains as an ML training substrateteam of 3ActiveAI
Induction LabsBuilding intellectually curious AIActiveAI, Devtools

Founders

  • Darell ChuaFounder/CEO
  • Anchit KumarFounder/CTO

About Daqstra

Daqstra is the AI-native orchestration layer for physical R&D. It saves engineers in Aerospace, Energy and Robotics hundreds of man hours managing test infrastructure by connecting fragmented test hardware, bringing live and historical test data into one place, and by giving engineers an API to orchestrate their entire test setup. We enable teams to spend less time rebuilding test infrastructure and more time improving the hardware they test.

YC batch
S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
3
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Hard Tech, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Daqstra in S26: 229 companies, 88% AI

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Daqstra: questions

Which YC batch was Daqstra in?

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

Is Daqstra still active?

Y Combinator lists Daqstra as active.

Who founded Daqstra?

Daqstra's founders, as listed on its YC page: Darell Chua (Founder/CEO), Anchit Kumar (Founder/CTO).

Where is Daqstra based?

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