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Kairos

Active · Specialized AI for Critical Industries

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7signal of 100 · rising 5
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 3Team size · YC's directory+3.1

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Competitors

AIAGI Deploy CoShared: critical industryYC X26San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveSylvianShared: reinforcement learning, specialized, agentYC F25San FranciscoStartup →AIRiplineShared: critical industry, deploying, agentspeedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AIOpensteerShared: specialized agentYC S23Los AngelesStartup →AILayerupShared: critical industry, agentYC S22San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Kairos
Company
AGI Deploy CoShared: critical industryYC X26ActiveAI
SylvianShared: reinforcement learning, specialized, agentYC F25InactiveAI
RiplineShared: critical industry, deploying, agentspeedrun SR007Not statedAI, Data
OpensteerShared: specialized agentYC S23ActiveAI, Devtools
LayerupShared: critical industry, agentYC S22ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherPhenix SpaceShared: critical industryNeoStartup →AIThetaShared: reinforcement learning, specializedYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AICoArenaShared: reinforcement learning, aiops, machine learningYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveFloydHubShared: aiops, machine learning, deployingYC W17San FranciscoStartup →AIFreesoloShared: reinforcement learning, specialized, encodeYC X25San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Kairos
Company
Phenix SpaceShared: critical industryNeo Not statedOther
ThetaShared: reinforcement learning, specializedYC X25ActiveAI
CoArenaShared: reinforcement learning, aiops, machine learningYC S26ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
FloydHubShared: aiops, machine learning, deployingYC W17InactiveAI, Devtools
FreesoloShared: reinforcement learning, specialized, encodeYC X25ActiveAI, Devtools

Also from X25 in AI

All of X25
AImlopExperiment tracking for training ML modelsYC X25LondonStartup →AIAviroEnvironments for Long Horizon WorkYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AIBesimple AIVoice data for AIYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredBitPatrolAI-powered code securityYC X25New York CityStartup →AICartpoleBuilding reinforcement learning environmentsYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AIKashikoiSimulation Engine for Benchmarking AI ProductsYC X25San FranciscoStartup →
Company
mlopExperiment tracking for training ML modelsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
AviroEnvironments for Long Horizon Workteam of 2ActiveAI
Besimple AIVoice data for AIteam of 8hiringActiveAI, Data
BitPatrolAI-powered code securityacquiredAcquiredAI, Devtools
CartpoleBuilding reinforcement learning environmentsteam of 2ActiveAI, Data
KashikoiSimulation Engine for Benchmarking AI Productsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools

Founders

  • Shivum PandoveFounder

About Kairos

Kairos closes the last-mile reliability gap in AI deployments. We bring frontier techniques to companies in critical industries, deploying specialized agents that encode operator expertise and reliably automate their most manual workflows.

YC batch
X25 · Spring 2025
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
3
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
10h ago

YC tags: AIOps, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Kairos in X25: 144 companies, 90% AI

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Kairos: questions

Which YC batch was Kairos in?

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

Is Kairos still active?

Y Combinator lists Kairos as active.

Who founded Kairos?

Kairos's founders, as listed on its YC page: Shivum Pandove (Founder).

Where is Kairos based?

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