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Olam Labs

Active · Crafting simulations for frontier lab model training

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
7signal of 100 · rising 7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5

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Competitors

AIBelvedirShared: model trainingYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIantimattrShared: agent interaction, human agentYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIEpsilabShared: model training, reinforcement learning, simulationYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIAshrShared: model training, reinforcement learning, data engineeringYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAlchemyst AIShared: multi agentAntler 2025SingaporeStartup →OtherGeneral IntuitionShared: frontier lab, modelStartup →OtherPatronus AIShared: simulation, evaluation, trainingStartup →
Companies closest to Olam Labs
Company
BelvedirShared: model trainingYC S26ActiveAI
antimattrShared: agent interaction, human agentYC F26ActiveAI
EpsilabShared: model training, reinforcement learning, simulationYC F26ActiveAI, Data
AshrShared: model training, reinforcement learning, data engineeringYC W26ActiveAI, Data
Alchemyst AIShared: multi agentAntler 2025Not statedAI
General Intuitionnot in a program hereShared: frontier lab, modelElsewhereOther
Patronus AInot in a program hereShared: simulation, evaluation, trainingElsewhereOther

Adjacent

AImlopShared: model trainingYC X25LondonStartup →AIInactiveAXAR AIShared: multi agentYC W21San FranciscoStartup →AIAbundantShared: model training, simulation, frontierYC F24San FranciscoStartup →OtherCPM Games S.R.LShared: social game, gaming, model500 Global 2015ArgentinaStartup →AIZavoShared: model training, evaluation, frontierYC F25LondonStartup →
Companies next to Olam Labs
Company
mlopShared: model trainingYC X25ActiveAI, Devtools
AXAR AIShared: multi agentYC W21InactiveAI, Devtools
AbundantShared: model training, simulation, frontierYC F24ActiveAI, Devtools
CPM Games S.R.LShared: social game, gaming, model500 Global 2015Not statedOther
ZavoShared: model training, evaluation, frontierYC F25ActiveAI, Data

Also from S26 in AI

All of S26
AICueBenchRL post-training for science reasoning and performance engineeringYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIMagmaMonetize your agent's traces.YC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIMarkovThe data lab for engineering and computer-use AI.YC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIPetrarchAdvancing model capabilities for critical infrastructureYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIAutoresearch, Inc.Autoresearch as a service: we solve your hardest measurable problemsYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AICoArenaThe biggest crowdsourced benchmark for Computer-UseYC S26San FranciscoStartup →
Company
CueBenchRL post-training for science reasoning and performance engineeringteam of 3ActiveAI, Data
MagmaMonetize your agent's traces.ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
MarkovThe data lab for engineering and computer-use AI.team of 2ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
PetrarchAdvancing model capabilities for critical infrastructureteam of 3ActiveAI, Data
Autoresearch, Inc.Autoresearch as a service: we solve your hardest measurable problemsteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
CoArenaThe biggest crowdsourced benchmark for Computer-Useteam of 2ActiveAI, Data, Devtools

Founders

  • Om BuddhdevFounder/CEO
  • shreshth sharmaFounder/CTO

About Olam Labs

We push the complexity of simulated environments in order to provide labs with better model training and evaluations for their capability and safety needs. We also run olamarena.com where humans come play multi-agent social games against models and inform our public evaluations on human <> agent interaction.

YC batch
S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Data
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2026
Checked
13h ago

YC tags: Reinforcement Learning, Gaming, Data Engineering, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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One-linerOct 15, 2026

Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Building multi-agent simulations for model evals and training."

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Olam Labs in S26: 229 companies, 88% AI

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Olam Labs: questions

Which YC batch was Olam Labs in?

Olam Labs was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).

Is Olam Labs still active?

Y Combinator lists Olam Labs as active.

Who founded Olam Labs?

Olam Labs's founders, as listed on its YC page: Om Buddhdev (Founder/CEO), shreshth sharma (Founder/CTO).

Where is Olam Labs based?

Olam Labs lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.