Enact

YC S26 · Active · Real-world RL environments for robotics models

Competitors

Companies closest to Enact
Company	Category	Status	Program
idlerShared: hill climb, reinforcement learning, environmentActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS25
Lambda RoboticsShared: roboticsActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCF26
Cortex AIShared: reinforcement learning, robotics, modelActiveAI	AI	Active	YCF25
PerfectBit, Inc.Shared: robotics, environment, realActiveAI	AI	Active	YCX26
Shepherd RoboticsShared: robotics, environment, modelActiveAI	AI	Active	YCF26

Adjacent

Companies next to Enact
Company	Category	Status	Program
Aktoria RoboticsShared: roboticsActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS26
Nextera Robotics \| DIDGE.aiShared: roboticsActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS20
The Robot Learning CompanyShared: robotics, physicalActiveAI	AI	Active	YCX25
PhasesShared: physical, manufacturing and roboticsActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS25
Mutable TacticsShared: robotics, physicalNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	EF2024

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All of S26

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6thSenseNervous System for Physical AIActiveAI	AI	Active
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CueBenchRL post-training for science reasoning and performance engineeringActiveAI, Data	AI, Data	Active
DatoricThe secure training data R&D engine for physical AIActiveAI, Data	AI, Data	Active
DeepReach Inc.Network for Physical AI Data BusinessActiveAI	AI	Active
EdotEnvQuant Neolab building self-improving agents from quant dataActiveAI	AI	Active

Founders

James StevensFounder/CEO
Govind ChadaFounder/CTO

About Enact

Enact creates the physical environments to benchmark and hill climb robotics models on high-value tasks. We find where robots fail, and fix them with our in-house training loop.

YC batch: S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI
Team size: 2
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2026
Checked: 1h ago

YC tags: Reinforcement Learning, Robotics, AI

Enact in S26: 231 companies, 88% AI

Enact: questions

Which YC batch was Enact in?

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

Is Enact still active?

Y Combinator lists Enact as active.

Who founded Enact?

Enact's founders, as listed on its YC page: James Stevens (Founder/CEO), Govind Chada (Founder/CTO).

Where is Enact based?

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

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