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HABIT

Active · Accelerating world models.

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4signal of 100 · rising 3
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIEkpaShared: autonomous research, research agentYC S26BostonStartup →AIAntinuousShared: autonomous research, research agentYC X26San FranciscoStartup →AIThird Moment ResearchShared: autonomous researchNeoStartup →AIAsterShared: autonomous research, research agentYC X26San FranciscoStartup →AIAnchorheadShared: research agent, model, frontierYC W26San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to HABIT
Company
EkpaShared: autonomous research, research agentYC S26ActiveAI
AntinuousShared: autonomous research, research agentYC X26ActiveAI
Third Moment ResearchShared: autonomous researchNeo Not statedAI
AsterShared: autonomous research, research agentYC X26ActiveAI
AnchorheadShared: research agent, model, frontierYC W26ActiveAI, Devtools

Adjacent

AIWebhoundShared: research agentYC S23San FranciscoStartup →AIInactivePercivalShared: accelerating, researchYC X25San FranciscoStartup →OtherReach IndustriesShared: robotics, researchEF 2020LondonStartup →AIEvent Horizon LabsShared: autonomous research, agentYC W24San FranciscoStartup →OtherTaoboticsShared: robotics, autonomousYC W19ShenzhenStartup →
Companies next to HABIT
Company
WebhoundShared: research agentYC S23ActiveAI, Data
PercivalShared: accelerating, researchYC X25InactiveAI, Data, Devtools
Reach IndustriesShared: robotics, researchEF 2020Not statedOther
Event Horizon LabsShared: autonomous research, agentYC W24ActiveAI
TaoboticsShared: robotics, autonomousYC W19ActiveOther

Also from X25 in AI

All of X25
AIAlmondAmerica's robot factoryYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AIBoost RoboticsRobots for the inspection and maintenance of data centersYC X25BostonStartup →AILinewiseIndustrial data layer for physical RSIYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AIMbodi AIIndustrial Robots that Learn and Operate Like HumansYC X25New York CityStartup →AIMorphoAISoftware tool for designing robots and machinesYC X25New York CityStartup →AIParsewiseMulti-document processing for your risk teams, AI agents, pipelinesYC X25LondonStartup →
Company
AlmondAmerica's robot factoryteam of 6hiringActiveAI
Boost RoboticsRobots for the inspection and maintenance of data centersteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
LinewiseIndustrial data layer for physical RSIteam of 25ActiveAI, Data
Mbodi AIIndustrial Robots that Learn and Operate Like Humansteam of 62 programsActiveAI
MorphoAISoftware tool for designing robots and machinesteam of 122 programsActiveAI
ParsewiseMulti-document processing for your risk teams, AI agents, pipelinesteam of 6hiringActiveAI, Devtools

Founders

  • Michael TrehanFounder/CEO
  • Harish PalaniFounder/CTO

About HABIT

We build autonomous research agents that accelerate frontier world models.

YC batch
X25 · Spring 2025
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Generative AI, Robotics, B2B, API, AI

HABIT in X25: 144 companies, 90% AI

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HABIT: questions

Which YC batch was HABIT in?

HABIT was in Y Combinator's Spring 2025 batch (X25).

Is HABIT still active?

Y Combinator lists HABIT as active.

Who founded HABIT?

HABIT's founders, as listed on its YC page: Michael Trehan (Founder/CEO), Harish Palani (Founder/CTO).

Where is HABIT based?

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