Startupsby GlyphWhy it ranks
How the rank works8signal of 100 · rising 6
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- team of 4Team size · YC's directory+3.6
A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YCW25 | |
| AI | Active | YCW24 | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCW24 | |
| AI | Not stated | EF +12024 | |
| AI, Data | Not stated | speedrunSR007 | |
| Other | Elsewhere |
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| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divergent PhysicsShared: hardware designAlchemist Class 41Not statedOther | Other | Not stated | AlchemistClass 41 |
| AI | Active | YCS22 | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCS25 | |
| Devtools | Acquired | YCW11 | |
| AI, Devtools | Inactive | YCS26 |
Also from S25 in AI
All of S25Founders
- Anson YuFounder/CEO
- Hudhayfa NazoordeenFounder
About Normal
- YC batch
- S25 · Summer 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 4
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 6h ago
YC tags: Hardware, Manufacturing, AI, Industrial
Changes seen
Moved its website from normalfactory.com to normal.ai.
Team went from 2 to 4 people.
Website link changed from https://www.normalfactory.com/ to https://www.normal.ai.
Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Testing and certifying the hardware of the future"
Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.
Normal: questions
Which YC batch was Normal in?
Normal was in Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch (S25).
Is Normal still active?
Y Combinator lists Normal as active.
Who founded Normal?
Normal's founders, as listed on its YC page: Anson Yu (Founder/CEO), Hudhayfa Nazoordeen (Founder).
Where is Normal based?
Normal lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.