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General Astronautics

Active · Superintelligent space Robots

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
10signal of 100 · rising 10
  • 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

OtherStoke SpaceShared: space operationYC W21SeattleStartup →OtherHEO RoboticsShared: aerospace, roboticsYC S21SydneyStartup →AIRelativity SpaceShared: autonomous robotics, aviation and spaceYC W16Los AngelesStartup →
Companies closest to General Astronautics
Company
Stoke SpaceShared: space operationYC W21ActiveOther
HEO RoboticsShared: aerospace, roboticsYC S21ActiveOther
Relativity SpaceShared: autonomous robotics, aviation and spaceYC W16ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherInversion SpaceShared: aerospaceYC S21Los AngelesStartup →OtherAvidbotsShared: autonomous robotics, space500 Global 2017CanadaStartup →OtherCascade SpaceShared: aerospaceYC X25San FranciscoStartup →OtherSpaceium IncShared: aerospaceYC S24OttawaStartup →OtherAirhart AeronauticsShared: aerospace, autonomous, aviation and spaceYC S22Los AngelesStartup →
Companies next to General Astronautics
Company
Inversion SpaceShared: aerospaceYC S21ActiveOther
AvidbotsShared: autonomous robotics, space500 Global 2017Not statedOther
Cascade SpaceShared: aerospaceYC X25ActiveOther
Spaceium IncShared: aerospaceYC S24ActiveOther
Airhart AeronauticsShared: aerospace, autonomous, aviation and spaceYC S22ActiveOther

Also from W26

All of W26
AI/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AI10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AI21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research EngineerYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAgentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAlt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.YC W26Los AngelesStartup →
Company
/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.team of 5hiringActiveAI
21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
AemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research Engineerteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Devtools
Agentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.team of 2ActiveAI
Alt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.team of 2ActiveAI, Data

About General Astronautics

Autonomous robotics for space operations.

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
Other
Team size
4
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Aerospace

Changes seen

Team sizeOct 15, 2026

Team went from 2 to 4 people.

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One-linerOct 15, 2026

Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Robotics for Space R&D"

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TagsOct 15, 2026

Newly tagged Aerospace.

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General Astronautics in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

General Astronautics: questions

Which YC batch was General Astronautics in?

General Astronautics was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).

Is General Astronautics still active?

Y Combinator lists General Astronautics as active.

Where is General Astronautics based?

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