Naïve
YC X25 · Active · Autonomous Company Infrastructure
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 True3DShared: lab building, research lab, infrastructureActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW21 |
 Synthetic SciencesShared: lab building, research lab, autonomousActiveDevtools | Devtools | Active | YCW26 |
 SIDShared: research lab, infrastructureActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS23 |
 Thunder ComputeShared: research lab, infrastructure, agentActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YCS24 |
 MonteShared: lab building, research lab, infrastructureActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS25 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 RightNowShared: lab building, research lab, infrastructureActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCF26 |
 EkpaShared: building autonomous, research, agentActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS26 |
 Most RoboticShared: research lab, lab buildingActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS26 |
 egoShared: research lab, lab buildingActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW24 |
 AfterQueryShared: research lab, infrastructureActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YCW25 |
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Founders
- Sean DorjeFounder/CEO
- Dennis ZaxFounder/CTO
About Naïve
Naïve is an AI research lab building autonomous companies. We develop the systems, environments, and agent infrastructure required for AI to operate real businesses end-to-end, then release increasingly capable autonomous companies into the world.
- YC batch
- X25 · Spring 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Developer tools
- Team size
- 8
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 32m ago
YC tags: Artificial Intelligence, Infrastructure
Naïve: questions
Which YC batch was Naïve in?
Naïve was in Y Combinator's Spring 2025 batch (X25).
Is Naïve still active?
Y Combinator lists Naïve as active.
Who founded Naïve?
Naïve's founders, as listed on its YC page: Sean Dorje (Founder/CEO), Dennis Zax (Founder/CTO).
Where is Naïve based?
Naïve lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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