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Grip

Active · Robots for waste manipulation

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8signal of 100 · rising 8
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 4Team size · YC's directory+3.6

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Competitors

AIForge RoboticsShared: intelligent robotic, robotic process automation, changingYC F25San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveTensilShared: custom hardware, learning, technologyYC S19San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Grip
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Forge RoboticsShared: intelligent robotic, robotic process automation, changingYC F25ActiveAI
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Adjacent

OtherBiopallo Systems OyShared: organic waste, systemMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026FinlandStartup →OtherMosanShared: organic wasteMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026GuatemalaStartup →AIAsimShared: robotic process automation, realYC F26San FranciscoStartup →OtherEntomo FarmShared: organic wasteMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026ZambiaStartup →AIRelariShared: manipulation, robot, combineYC W24San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Grip
Company
Biopallo Systems OyShared: organic waste, systemMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026Not statedOther
MosanShared: organic wasteMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026Not statedOther
AsimShared: robotic process automation, realYC F26ActiveAI
Entomo FarmShared: organic wasteMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026Not statedOther
RelariShared: manipulation, robot, combineYC W24ActiveAI

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Company
Neuron IndustriesIndustrial Controllers built for AIteam of 2ActiveAI
Praxis RoboticsTurns real businesses into robotics data vendorsteam of 3ActiveAI
ZommaThe AI BPO for financial servies, run by computer-use agentsteam of 5ActiveAI
6thSenseNervous System for Physical AIteam of 4ActiveAI
83 SciencesAI-native materials discovery powered by unpublished experimental datateam of 3hiringActiveAI
Agency Tool CompanyReliable infrastructure to build, deploy and manage real-world robots.team of 3ActiveDevtools

About Grip

Grip is a robotics company building intelligent robotic systems for waste and recycling. We are starting with organic waste, where removing contaminants from messy, constantly changing streams remains difficult and highly manual. Our technology combines learning-based manipulation and custom hardware to identify and pick objects, learning from real-world operating data, including every successful and failed grasp, to become more reliable and adaptable over time. This helps waste operators reduce manual sorting, recover more valuable material, lower contamination, and deploy automation flexibly across facilities. Over time, Grip aims to expand beyond organics and build the intelligent manipulation layer for trash in general, making waste processing and the circular economy more efficient and scalable.

YC batch
S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
Other
Team size
4
Location
Zürich, ZH, Switzerland
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Robotic Process Automation, Sustainability

Grip in S26: 229 companies, 88% AI

Grip: questions

Which YC batch was Grip in?

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

Is Grip still active?

Y Combinator lists Grip as active.

Where is Grip based?

Grip lists Zürich, ZH, Switzerland as its location on YC's directory.