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Nimbus

Inactive · Nimbus reduces Datadog costs by more than 60% without Manual Effort

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2signal of 100 · rising 0
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 3Team size · YC's directory+3.1

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Competitors

AIChamberShared: manual effort, infrastructureYC W26SeattleStartup →AICargoShared: manual effortYC S23San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsSigNozShared: datadog, observability, infrastructureYC W21San FranciscoStartup →AICascaShared: manual effortYC S23San FranciscoStartup →AINevado AIShared: manual effort, costPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →
Companies closest to Nimbus
Company
ChamberShared: manual effort, infrastructureYC W26ActiveAI, Devtools
CargoShared: manual effortYC S23ActiveAI
SigNozShared: datadog, observability, infrastructureYC W21ActiveDevtools
CascaShared: manual effortYC S23ActiveAI
Nevado AIShared: manual effort, costPlug and Play Not statedAI, Data, Devtools

Adjacent

OtherCamberShared: manual effort, missionYC W21New York CityStartup →OtherGuideShared: manual effort, developer500 Global GA 16United StatesStartup →AICodemod Inc.Shared: manual effortPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →Developer toolsLogisticsOSShared: optimization engineYC W21OntarioStartup →DataEmber RoboticsShared: datadog, observabilityYC S24San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Nimbus
Company
CamberShared: manual effort, missionYC W21ActiveOther
GuideShared: manual effort, developer500 Global GA 16Not statedOther
Codemod Inc.Shared: manual effortPlug and Play Not statedAI, Devtools
LogisticsOSShared: optimization engineYC W21ActiveDevtools
Ember RoboticsShared: datadog, observabilityYC S24ActiveData, Devtools

Also from W21 in AI

All of W21
AIEncordThe data layer for physical AIYC W21LondonStartup →AITractianPhysical AI for asset-heavy industriesYC W21AtlantaStartup →AITrue3DBuilding the next generation of visual mediaYC W21New York CityStartup →AIAbacumThe AI-native FP&A platform that helps Finance teams drive business…YC W21New York CityStartup →AIAlineaAutomated investing for the next generation 💸YC W21New York CityStartup →AIAnimaThe next generation care enablement platformYC W21LondonStartup →
Company
EncordThe data layer for physical AIteam of 150hiringActiveAI, Devtools
TractianPhysical AI for asset-heavy industriesteam of 530hiringActiveAI
True3DBuilding the next generation of visual mediateam of 5ActiveAI, Devtools
AbacumThe AI-native FP&A platform that helps Finance teams drive business…team of 125hiringActiveAI
AlineaAutomated investing for the next generation 💸team of 12hiringActiveAI
AnimaThe next generation care enablement platformteam of 20hiringActiveAI

About Nimbus

Our mission is to enable FANG-like observability for every organization in the world. We're starting with an optimization engine to reduce datadog costs by an order of magnitude without manual effort from developers.

YC batch
W21 · Winter 2021
Status, per YC
Inactive
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
3
Location
Seattle, WA, USA
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Infrastructure, Operations, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Nimbus in W21: 336 companies, 30% AI

Nimbus: questions

Which YC batch was Nimbus in?

Nimbus was in Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch (W21).

Is Nimbus still active?

Y Combinator lists Nimbus as inactive.

Where is Nimbus based?

Nimbus lists Seattle, WA, USA as its location on YC's directory.