Mantis
YC W26 · Active · Digital Twins of humans
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 EinoShared: digital twinNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | 500 GlobalGA 25 |
 RehearsalsShared: digital twin, dataNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | speedrun +1SR004 |
 zupply AIShared: digital twinNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | Antler2022 |
 StudioShared: digital twin, behavior data, humanActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCS26 |
 Inviscid AIShared: physics simulation, digital twin, dataActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW26 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 EvidensoShared: digital twinNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | Antler2026 |
 Sync TechnologiesShared: digital twinNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | Antler2020 |
 PromiShared: digital twin, dataActiveDevtools | Devtools | Active | YCS24 |
 VoreliosShared: physics simulation, modelActiveAI | AI | Active | YCF26 |
 Leeap LabsShared: digital twinNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | Plug and Play |
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Founders
- Georgia WitchelFounder/CEO
About Mantis
Mantis is a digital twin company that combines LLMs with high-fidelity physics simulations in order to convert rare and difficult-to-access human behavior data into predictive models.
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 3
- Location
- New York City, NY, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 31m ago
Mantis: questions
Which YC batch was Mantis in?
Mantis was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Mantis still active?
Y Combinator lists Mantis as active.
Who founded Mantis?
Mantis's founders, as listed on its YC page: Georgia Witchel (Founder/CEO).
Where is Mantis based?
Mantis lists New York City, NY, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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