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Human Archive

Active · Physical AI data lab

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
16signal of 100 · rising 16
  • team of 100Team size · YC's directory+10.4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIGeneral InstinctShared: deployment infrastructure, physical, robotYC X26San FranciscoStartup →OtherAktoria RoboticsShared: robot deployment, humanYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AISieveShared: data lab, robotics, audioYC W22San FranciscoStartup →OtherDeployShared: robot deployment, modelYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIExipple Studio, Inc (SL)Shared: human interact, sensor, camera500 Global GA 19United StatesStartup →
Companies closest to Human Archive
Company
General InstinctShared: deployment infrastructure, physical, robotYC X26ActiveAI
Aktoria RoboticsShared: robot deployment, humanYC S26ActiveOther
SieveShared: data lab, robotics, audioYC W22 +1ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
DeployShared: robot deployment, modelYC F26ActiveOther
Exipple Studio, Inc (SL)Shared: human interact, sensor, camera500 Global GA 19Not statedAI

Adjacent

AIOrangewood LabsShared: robot deployment, physical, roboticsYC W18San FranciscoStartup →AIPhasesShared: physical, manufacturing and roboticsYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIVoundShared: deployment infrastructure, physical, roboticsspeedrun SR007Palo AltoStartup →AIPolymathShared: data lab, trainYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIRysticShared: train modelYC F26San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Human Archive
Company
Orangewood LabsShared: robot deployment, physical, roboticsYC W18ActiveAI
PhasesShared: physical, manufacturing and roboticsYC S25ActiveAI
VoundShared: deployment infrastructure, physical, roboticsspeedrun SR007Not statedAI
PolymathShared: data lab, trainYC W26ActiveAI
RysticShared: train modelYC F26ActiveAI, Devtools

Also from W26 in AI

All of W26
AI/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AI10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AI21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research EngineerYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAgentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAlt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.YC W26Los AngelesStartup →
Company
/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.team of 5hiringActiveAI
21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
AemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research Engineerteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Devtools
Agentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.team of 2ActiveAI
Alt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.team of 2ActiveAI, Data

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
6h ago

Human Archive in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

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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.