General Instinct
YC X26 · Active · Inference Infrastructure for Physical AI
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 StableBrowseShared: physical, infrastructure, manufacturing and roboticsActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX26 |
 Dreamscale LabsShared: inference, physical, manufacturing and roboticsActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCF26 |
 Verdanot in a program hereShared: inference infrastructureElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere | |
 Positronnot in a program hereShared: inferenceElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere | |
 EUCLYDnot in a program hereShared: inferenceElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 PhasesShared: physical, manufacturing and roboticsActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS25 |
 The Robot Learning CompanyShared: physical, manufacturing and roboticsActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX25 |
 ParametricShared: physical, manufacturing and roboticsActiveOther | Other | Active | YCF25 |
 Iron GridShared: physical, manufacturing and roboticsActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS25 |
 General TrajectoryShared: physical, manufacturing and roboticsActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW25 |
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|---|---|---|
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 AkkariAutonomous Customer OperationsActiveAI | AI | Active |
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 AmborasAI Native ShopifyActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active |
Founders
- Bill JiaoFounder/CEO
- Guanming WangFounder/CTO
About General Instinct
- YC batch
- X26 · Spring 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 2
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2026
- Checked
- 33m ago
General Instinct: questions
Which YC batch was General Instinct in?
General Instinct was in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch (X26).
Is General Instinct still active?
Y Combinator lists General Instinct as active.
Who founded General Instinct?
General Instinct's founders, as listed on its YC page: Bill Jiao (Founder/CEO), Guanming Wang (Founder/CTO).
Where is General Instinct based?
General Instinct lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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