Lamb Labs

Active · Lightning fast chips with hardcoded AI models

YC S26

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6signal of 100 · rising 6

went through YCProgram · this site+4
hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

RadicalShared: general purpose, model, buildingEF 2024LondonStartup →AI

Physical IntelligenceShared: general purposeNeoStartup →AI

Zettascale ComputingShared: semiconductors, chip, siliconYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AI

BaudShared: semiconductors, chip, modelYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AI

Standard MachinesShared: semiconductors, chip, modelYC S26San FranciscoStartup →Other

PositronShared: model, inference, purposeStartup →Other

EUCLYDShared: chip, inferenceStartup →

Companies closest to Lamb Labs
Company	Category	Status	Program
RadicalShared: general purpose, model, buildingEF 2024Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	EF2024
Physical IntelligenceShared: general purposeNeo Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	Neo
Zettascale ComputingShared: semiconductors, chip, siliconYC S24ActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS24
BaudShared: semiconductors, chip, modelYC S26ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS26
Standard MachinesShared: semiconductors, chip, modelYC S26ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS26
Positronnot in a program hereShared: model, inference, purposeElsewhereOther	Other	Elsewhere
EUCLYDnot in a program hereShared: chip, inferenceElsewhereOther	Other	Elsewhere

Adjacent

Density AIShared: general purposeSPC 2024San FranciscoStartup →AI

SilogyShared: semiconductors, chip, buildingYC W24New York CityStartup →AI

hardware intelligenceShared: semiconductors, hardware, chipYC S26San FranciscoStartup →Other

Noble MachinesShared: general purposeSPC 2024San FranciscoStartup →AI

PhilonShared: general purpose, buildingYC F25San FranciscoStartup →

Companies next to Lamb Labs
Company	Category	Status	Program
Density AIShared: general purposeSPC 2024Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	SPC2024
SilogyShared: semiconductors, chip, buildingYC W24ActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCW24
hardware intelligenceShared: semiconductors, hardware, chipYC S26ActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS26
Noble MachinesShared: general purposeSPC 2024Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	SPC2024
PhilonShared: general purpose, buildingYC F25ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCF25

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Company	Category	Status
CarSignalThe AI Operating System for Auto Shops.team of 2ActiveAI	AI	Active
DeepReach Inc.Network for Physical AI Data Businessteam of 6hiringActiveAI	AI	Active
Dipole LabsAI-controlled optical switching for AI clustersActiveAI	AI	Active
DreamUsing VLMs to Catch Damageteam of 2ActiveAI	AI	Active
Egoist MachinesYour personal context, securely portable across every AI app.team of 2ActiveAI	AI	Active
Frontier ComputingFrontier grows scalable biological brains as an ML training substrateteam of 3ActiveAI	AI	Active

Founders

Niki KotechaFounder/CEO
Thomas LanningFounder/CTO

About Lamb Labs

Lamb Labs is building Model Processing Units (MPUs), custom AI chips that hardcode LLM weights directly into silicon. Rather than adapting general-purpose processors to run AI models, we're rethinking how LLMs are implemented in hardware to make inference dramatically faster and more energy-efficient.

YC batch: S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2026
Checked: 13h ago

YC tags: Hardware, B2B, Semiconductors, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

No longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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HiringOct 15, 2026

Started hiring.

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Lamb Labs in S26: 229 companies, 88% AI

Lamb Labs: questions

Which YC batch was Lamb Labs in?

Lamb Labs was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).

Is Lamb Labs still active?

Y Combinator lists Lamb Labs as active.

Who founded Lamb Labs?

Lamb Labs's founders, as listed on its YC page: Niki Kotecha (Founder/CEO), Thomas Lanning (Founder/CTO).

Where is Lamb Labs based?

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