Human Archive
YC W26 · Active · Physical AI data lab
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 DeployShared: robot deployment, modelActiveOther | Other | Active | YCF26 |
 SieveShared: data lab, robotics, audioActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YC +1W22 |
 Exipple Studio, Inc (SL)Shared: human interact, sensor, cameraNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | 500 GlobalGA 19 |
 The Synthesis CompanyShared: john hopkins, stanford, researcherActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS24 |
 SIDShared: train model, lab, dataActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS23 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 PhasesShared: physical, manufacturing and roboticsActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS25 |
 Lambda RoboticsShared: robotics, frontier, deployActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCF26 |
 Aktoria RoboticsShared: human, robotActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS26 |
 The Robot Learning CompanyShared: physical, manufacturing and roboticsActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX25 |
 General InstinctShared: physical, infrastructure, manufacturing and roboticsActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX26 |
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|---|---|---|
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Founders
- Raj PatelFounder/CEO
- Rushil AgarwalFounder
- Samay MainiFounder
- Shloke PatelFounder
About Human Archive
Human Archive (YC W26) is building the data and deployments infrastructure for physical AI. We design hardware, deploy cameras and sensors globally, and train models that help AI better understand how humans interact with the physical world. Leading frontier AI labs trust us for their video, sensor, robot deployment, image, and audio datasets. We have offices in SF, China, and India and are researchers from NYU GRAIL, UPenn GRASP, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Johns Hopkins Robotics, and national robotics champions. To get data, please reach out to raj@humanarchive.ai
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 100
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2026
- Checked
- 1h ago
Human Archive: questions
Which YC batch was Human Archive in?
Human Archive was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Human Archive still active?
Y Combinator lists Human Archive as active.
Who founded Human Archive?
Human Archive's founders, as listed on its YC page: Raj Patel (Founder/CEO), Rushil Agarwal (Founder), Samay Maini (Founder), Shloke Patel (Founder).
Where is Human Archive based?
Human Archive lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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