Kestrel AI
YC F25 · Active · AI Agents for Platform Engineering
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 HiroShared: infrastructure, agent, securityActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS23 |
 ManufactShared: mcp server, infrastructure, pythonActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS25 |
 Neptune.ioShared: incident response, devops, aiopsInactiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Inactive | YCS14 |
 Sublime BlackShared: incident response, securityInactiveAI | AI | Inactive | YCW19 |
 ContraForceShared: incident response, engineering, workflowActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS21 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 TensorPoolShared: devops, aiops, cliAcquiredAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Acquired | YCW25 |
 RootlyShared: incident response, aiopsActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS21 |
 Relvy AIShared: incident response, devopsActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCF24 |
 CymmetriaShared: automate incident, incident response, securityAcquiredOther | Other | Acquired | YCS15 |
 MysticShared: python sdk, aiops, cloudInactiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Inactive | YCW21 |
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Founders
- Raman VarmaFounder/CEO
About Kestrel AI
Kestrel is the AI automation layer for platform engineering teams. Platform teams use Kestrel to automate incident response, cloud provisioning, CI/CD, security, and developer requests across their stack. Kestrel turns natural-language prompts into deterministic, production-ready workflows with 40+ integrations, 200+ pre-built actions, and support for custom HTTP and webhook actions. Developer-first, with a CLI, Python SDK, and MCP server to manage workflows from where platform teams already work.
- YC batch
- F25 · Fall 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Developer tools
- Team size
- 2
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 1h ago
YC tags: AIOps, Developer Tools, DevOps, Infrastructure
Kestrel AI: questions
Which YC batch was Kestrel AI in?
Kestrel AI was in Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch (F25).
Is Kestrel AI still active?
Y Combinator lists Kestrel AI as active.
Who founded Kestrel AI?
Kestrel AI's founders, as listed on its YC page: Raman Varma (Founder/CEO).
Where is Kestrel AI based?
Kestrel AI lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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