Lamb Labs

YC S26 · Active · Lightning fast chips with hardcoded AI models

Competitors

Companies closest to Lamb Labs
Company	Category	Status	Program
Standard MachinesShared: semiconductors, chip, modelActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS26
SilogyShared: semiconductors, chip, buildingActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCW24
hardware intelligenceShared: semiconductors, hardware, chipActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS26
BaudShared: semiconductors, chip, modelActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS26
Inversion SemiconductorShared: semiconductors, hardware, chipActiveOther	Other	Active	YC +1W25
CoreWeavenot in a program hereShared: processing unit, chip, intelligenceElsewhereOther	Other	Elsewhere
Etchednot in a program hereShared: chip, model, memoryElsewhereOther	Other	Elsewhere
Callosumnot in a program hereShared: chip, modelElsewhereOther	Other	Elsewhere

Adjacent

Companies next to Lamb Labs
Company	Category	Status	Program
Zettascale ComputingShared: semiconductors, chipActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS24
SilimateShared: semiconductors, chip, buildingActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS23
Mobius MaterialsShared: semiconductors, hardware, chipActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS20
DeepSim, Inc.Shared: semiconductors, chip, buildingActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS24
TensilShared: per watt, hardware, modelInactiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Inactive	YCS19

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Founders

Niki KotechaFounder/CEO
Thomas LanningFounder/CTO

About Lamb Labs

Lamb Labs is building MPUs (Model Processing Units), custom chips that hardcode LLM weights directly into the chip. Unlike GPUs, which move weights between memory and compute, MPUs keep the model on-chip, targeting up to 20,000+ tok/s and a 63× higher intelligence per watt.

YC batch: S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2026
Checked: 1h ago

YC tags: Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, B2B, Semiconductors, AI

Lamb Labs in S26: 231 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.

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