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Hedgehog

Active · Building robotic mushroom farms

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13signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 50Team size · YC's directory+8.9
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIBotBuiltShared: biggest problem, robotics, laborYC W21Southern PinesStartup →OtherAlga BiosciencesShared: biggest problem, agriculture, climateYC W22San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveInevitable TechShared: environmental impact, climate, roboticsYC W16San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Hedgehog
Company
BotBuiltShared: biggest problem, robotics, laborYC W21ActiveAI
Alga BiosciencesShared: biggest problem, agriculture, climateYC W22ActiveOther
Inevitable TechShared: environmental impact, climate, roboticsYC W16InactiveOther

Adjacent

OtherVERDE BiomaterialsShared: transform agricultural, agricultural wasteMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026United StatesStartup →OtherSorbiForceShared: zero environmental, agricultural waste, environmental impactPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →OtherMidwest CompositesShared: transform agricultural, agricultural wasteMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026MalaysiaStartup →OtherVaireShared: near zeroSeedcamp 2024Startup →OtherCharge RoboticsShared: climate, robotics, farmYC S21San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Hedgehog
Company
VERDE BiomaterialsShared: transform agricultural, agricultural wasteMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026Not statedOther
SorbiForceShared: zero environmental, agricultural waste, environmental impactPlug and Play Not statedOther
Midwest CompositesShared: transform agricultural, agricultural wasteMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026Not statedOther
VaireShared: near zeroSeedcamp 2024Not statedOther
Charge RoboticsShared: climate, robotics, farmYC S21ActiveOther

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100xCreate, Share, and Monetize AI Agentsteam of 3ActiveAI
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About Hedgehog

Hedgehog builds robotic mushroom farms. Our robots eliminate labor and our AI optimizes grow conditions to increase yield. We’ll soon grow mushrooms and fungi for <1/3rd the cost of leading growers. Fungi may address our food system’s biggest problems: they transform agricultural waste into protein-rich foods with near-zero environmental impact. Hedgehog’s technology is unleashing fungi as our next major food source.

YC batch
S22 · Summer 2022
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
50
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Robotics, Climate, Food Tech, Agriculture, AI

Hedgehog in S22: 233 companies, 54% AI

Hedgehog: questions

Which YC batch was Hedgehog in?

Hedgehog was in Y Combinator's Summer 2022 batch (S22).

Is Hedgehog still active?

Y Combinator lists Hedgehog as active.

Where is Hedgehog based?

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