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Operon

Active · Agentic data layer for manufacturing & process industries.

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6signal of 100 · rising 6
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AISqueezeShared: data intelligence, intelligence layerAntler 2024USStartup →Developer toolsTerriaShared: data intelligence, intelligence layerGoogle AI Australia and New Zealand 2026Startup →AILinewiseShared: data layer, manufacturing, turnYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AIEncordShared: data layer, infrastructure, messyYC W21LondonStartup →AICerrionShared: manufacturing process, computer visionYC S22ZürichStartup →
Companies closest to Operon
Company
SqueezeShared: data intelligence, intelligence layerAntler 2024Not statedAI
TerriaShared: data intelligence, intelligence layerGoogle AI Australia and New Zealand 2026Not statedDevtools
LinewiseShared: data layer, manufacturing, turnYC X25ActiveAI, Data
EncordShared: data layer, infrastructure, messyYC W21ActiveAI, Devtools
CerrionShared: manufacturing process, computer visionYC S22ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherMeckaShared: data layerNeoStartup →AIKlavis AIShared: agentic dataYC X25Startup →OtherHavilo.aiShared: intelligence layerAlchemist Class 40PleasantonStartup →AINetRanksShared: data layerAntler 2025SingaporeStartup →AILabricShared: data layer, messyYC X25San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Operon
Company
MeckaShared: data layerNeo Not statedOther
Klavis AIShared: agentic dataYC X25ActiveAI
Havilo.aiShared: intelligence layerAlchemist Class 40Not statedOther
NetRanksShared: data layerAntler 2025Not statedAI
LabricShared: data layer, messyYC X25ActiveAI, Data

Also from S26 in AI

All of S26
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Company
OpenVectorAI that turns any camera to an autonomous worker with real-time visionteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
SubVysionAutonomous rovers to make the ‘Google Maps’ of underground utilitiesteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
ArchalAPI sandboxes, built for AI agentsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
Autoresearch, Inc.Autoresearch as a service: we solve your hardest measurable problemsteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
BizmarkOpenClaw for manufacturersteam of 2ActiveAI
CautionHosting platform for software you can't afford to have hackedteam of 5ActiveAI, Devtools

About Operon

Operon is the data intelligence layer for heavy industry. We ingest the messy documents a plant runs on (P&IDs, schematics, datasheets, scans) and turn them into one structured, queryable model of the facility. On top of it, engineers query their plant in natural language and build agentic workflows for safety, compliance, and design.

YC batch
S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Computer Vision, Manufacturing, Infrastructure

Changes seen

Joined a programOct 8, 2026

Joined Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).

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Operon in S26: 229 companies, 88% AI

Operon: questions

Which YC batch was Operon in?

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

Is Operon still active?

Y Combinator lists Operon as active.

Where is Operon based?

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