Startupsby GlyphWhy it ranks
How the rank works- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- team of 4Team size · YC's directory+3.6
- hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2
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Competitors
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Not stated | SPC2024 | |
| AI | Active | YCX25 | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCF24 | |
| Other | Active | YCS26 | |
| AI | Not stated | Neo |
Also from F25 in AI
All of F25Founders
- Sergio CharlesFounder/CEO
- Luigi CharlesFounder
About Darwin
Darwin Robotics is building general-purpose robot technicians that assemble and maintain the machines civilization runs on. We're starting with AI infrastructure, automating physical work across data center assembly, commissioning, and maintenance. Our robots learn complex tasks from human demonstrations and improve through real-world deployment. Initial deployments targeted for early 2027.
- YC batch
- F25 · Fall 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 4
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 6h ago
YC tags: Hard Tech, Machine Learning, Robotics, AI
Changes seen
Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Robots to build civilization"
Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.
Newly tagged Artificial Intelligence; no longer tagged AI.
Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Humanoid robots"
Team went from 3 to 4 people.
Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.
Darwin: questions
Which YC batch was Darwin in?
Darwin was in Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch (F25).
Is Darwin still active?
Y Combinator lists Darwin as active.
Who founded Darwin?
Darwin's founders, as listed on its YC page: Sergio Charles (Founder/CEO), Luigi Charles (Founder).
Where is Darwin based?
Darwin lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.