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Encord

Active · The data layer for physical AI

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
17signal of 100 · rising 4
  • team of 150Team size · YC's directory+11.3
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIInactiveK-Scale LabsShared: humanoid robot, robotics, machine learningYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AILinewiseShared: data layer, robotics, physicalYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AIMundo AIShared: data layer, machine learning, infrastructureYC W25VancouverStartup →AIBlue OnionShared: data layer, machine learning, messyYC S20New York CityStartup →AILabricShared: data layer, messy, actuallyYC X25San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Encord
Company
K-Scale LabsShared: humanoid robot, robotics, machine learningYC W24 +1InactiveAI
LinewiseShared: data layer, robotics, physicalYC X25ActiveAI, Data
Mundo AIShared: data layer, machine learning, infrastructureYC W25ActiveAI, Devtools
Blue OnionShared: data layer, machine learning, messyYC S20ActiveAI
LabricShared: data layer, messy, actuallyYC X25ActiveAI, Data

Adjacent

OtherMeckaShared: data layerNeoStartup →AIOperonShared: data layer, infrastructure, messyYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AINetRanksShared: data layerAntler 2025SingaporeStartup →AIEventualShared: multimodal data, autonomous vehicle, relyYC W22San FranciscoStartup →AIPerfectBit, Inc.Shared: san francisco, robotics, machine learningYC X26San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Encord
Company
MeckaShared: data layerNeo Not statedOther
OperonShared: data layer, infrastructure, messyYC S26ActiveAI, Devtools
NetRanksShared: data layerAntler 2025Not statedAI
EventualShared: multimodal data, autonomous vehicle, relyYC W22ActiveAI, Devtools
PerfectBit, Inc.Shared: san francisco, robotics, machine learningYC X26ActiveAI

Also from W21 in AI

All of W21
AIInactiveSBX RoboticsSynthetic data for better vision.YC W21TorontoStartup →AIBotBuiltWe use robots to build houses.YC W21Southern PinesStartup →AIExpent IncProcure the right software 5x fasterYC W21San FranciscoStartup →AIFlux AutoPhysical AI for Warehouses and FactoriesYC W21BengaluruStartup →AIAcquiredHyperGlueBusiness intelligence on textYC W21San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveInvoidCreate identity verification workflows the way you wantYC W21GurugramStartup →
Company
SBX RoboticsSynthetic data for better vision.team of 5InactiveAI, Data, Devtools
BotBuiltWe use robots to build houses.team of 8hiringActiveAI
Expent IncProcure the right software 5x fasterteam of 10ActiveAI
Flux AutoPhysical AI for Warehouses and Factoriesteam of 56ActiveAI
HyperGlueBusiness intelligence on textteam of 5acquiredAcquiredAI, Data
InvoidCreate identity verification workflows the way you wantteam of 15InactiveAI

About Encord

Encord is the data layer for physical AI. We're how the world's most ambitious AI teams turn messy, multimodal data into production systems - from humanoid robots to autonomous vehicles to smart infrastructure. 300+ teams including Toyota, Skydio, and Maxar rely on Encord to curate, manage, and align the data their models actually need. $110M raised. San Francisco, New York, and London.

YC batch
W21 · Winter 2021
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
150
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Machine Learning, Robotics, Enterprise Software, Infrastructure, AI

Encord in W21: 336 companies, 30% AI

Encord: questions

Which YC batch was Encord in?

Encord was in Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch (W21).

Is Encord still active?

Y Combinator lists Encord as active.

Where is Encord based?

Encord lists London, England, United Kingdom as its location on YC's directory.