Why it ranks
How the rank works- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5
A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Not stated | Antler2023 | |
| AI | Active | YCW26 | |
| AI, Devtools | Not stated | speedrunSR007 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Active | YCW24 | |
| Other | Not stated | EF +12023 | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCX25 | |
| AI | Active | YCS23 | |
| Other | Not stated | EF2020 |
Also from W26 in AI
All of W26Founders
- Kabir JainFounder/CEO
- Ziming QiuFounder/CTO
About Standard Physics
Standard Physics (formerly Inviscid AI) builds AI that does real physics. Most AI tools approximate physical behavior and get it wrong in ways engineers can’t see. Ours run actual numerical solvers, so the results are accurate enough to make real engineering decisions on. We have three products built on one engine. Reynolds runs computational fluid dynamics for you. An engineer describes the flow in plain language, and Reynolds writes the OpenFOAM case, builds the mesh, runs the solver, and returns the figures, the numbers, and a case they can rerun. It’s open source. Archimedes searches the design itself. Swarms of agents try thousands of layouts in parallel, simulate each one through Reynolds, keep what the physics rewards, and redraw the search space when the best answer was never in the original plan. We sell it as outcome-based engineering: customers pay for a better design, not for compute. Inviscid AI (now a product!) points the same engine at a running building. It holds a data center within its thermal limits in real time, computed continuously from live telemetry. Our platform optimizes airflow patterns and ventilation strategies to eliminate dead zones, improve air distribution, and reduce the load on mechanical systems. On the energy side, we minimize HVAC power consumption, reduce cooling costs, and lower overall operational expenses while maintaining optimal thermal comfort and indoor air quality. We work with hardware startups and engineering teams on data center cooling, drones, energy systems, piping, and electronics. Reynolds earns engineers’ trust in daily use, and Archimedes and Inviscid AI turn that trust into large contracts.
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Developer tools
- Team size
- 2
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 10h ago
Changes seen
Renamed from Inviscid AI.
Moved its website from inviscidai.com to standardphysics.com.
Moved its headquarters from Singapore, Singapore; Remote to San Francisco, CA, USA.
Former name added: Inviscid AI.
Website link changed from https://inviscidai.com/ to https://standardphysics.com/.
Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Real-time Physics Simulations for Industrial Facilities & Data Centers"
Subindustry changed from Industrials -> Energy to Industrials.
Now lists the region United States of America and America / Canada; no longer lists Singapore, Southeast Asia, Remote and Fully Remote.
Standard Physics: questions
Which YC batch was Standard Physics in?
Standard Physics was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Standard Physics still active?
Y Combinator lists Standard Physics as active.
Who founded Standard Physics?
Standard Physics's founders, as listed on its YC page: Kabir Jain (Founder/CEO), Ziming Qiu (Founder/CTO).
Where is Standard Physics based?
Standard Physics lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.