Nitrode
YC W25 · Active · Frontier AI research to advance game development
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Pixelfork AIShared: game development, complexityNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | Plug and Play |
 Ramen VRShared: game development, believeActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS19 |
 VelvetShared: data engineering, research, modelActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCF25 |
 StarShared: game developmentActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS22 |
 CodeWispShared: game developmentActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW26 |
 Mirendilnot in a program hereShared: frontier, development, researchElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Game ClosureShared: game developmentNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | 500 Global2015 |
 UnnyhogShared: game developmentInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCW16 |
 RUNREALShared: game developmentNot statedDevtools | Devtools | Not stated | speedrunSR003 |
 nunu.aiShared: game developmentActiveAI | AI | Active | YC +1W23 |
 Ocular AIShared: data engineering, machine learning, researchActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCW24 |
Also from W25 in AI
All of W25
Founders
- Ben KimFounder/CEO
- Sejoon ChangFounder/COO
- Brian LaFounder/CTO
About Nitrode
Nitrode is a research company focused on improving game development with AI. To advance game development, we believe AI models firstly need to be judged against robust evaluation frameworks that reflect the actual complexity of the field.
- YC batch
- W25 · Winter 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Data
- Team size
- 8
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2024
- Checked
- 31m ago
YC tags: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, B2B, Data Engineering
Nitrode: questions
Which YC batch was Nitrode in?
Nitrode was in Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch (W25).
Is Nitrode still active?
Y Combinator lists Nitrode as active.
Who founded Nitrode?
Nitrode's founders, as listed on its YC page: Ben Kim (Founder/CEO), Sejoon Chang (Founder/COO), Brian La (Founder/CTO).
Where is Nitrode based?
Nitrode lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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