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ORO AI

Active · RL environments & simulations for autonomous businesses.

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

AICometShared: agentic commerceAntler 2022GermanyStartup →AICartsyShared: shopping agent, agentic commerce, buildingspeedrun SR007New YorkStartup →AIInactiveCloseraShared: shopping agentYC S25New York CityStartup →AIKeybanShared: agentic commercePlug and PlayFranceStartup →AIPerform.AIShared: agentic commerce, daily500 Global 2017SingaporeStartup →
Companies closest to ORO AI
Company
CometShared: agentic commerceAntler 2022Not statedAI
CartsyShared: shopping agent, agentic commerce, buildingspeedrun SR007Not statedAI
CloseraShared: shopping agentYC S25InactiveAI
KeybanShared: agentic commercePlug and Play Not statedAI
Perform.AIShared: agentic commerce, daily500 Global 2017Not statedAI

Adjacent

AIInLoop RoboticsShared: become training, training data, continuouslyYC X26BYStartup →AIVIBEShared: consumer products, dailyEF 2024LondonStartup →AIAshrShared: continuously improving, training, openYC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherREINShared: continuously improving, dataPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →AIWild.AIShared: consumer products, trainingEF 2017LondonStartup →
Companies next to ORO AI
Company
InLoop RoboticsShared: become training, training data, continuouslyYC X26ActiveAI
VIBEShared: consumer products, dailyEF 2024Not statedAI
AshrShared: continuously improving, training, openYC W26ActiveAI, Data
REINShared: continuously improving, dataPlug and Play Not statedOther
Wild.AIShared: consumer products, trainingEF 2017 +1Not statedAI

Also from F26 in AI

All of F26
AIAsimEnable robots to operate safely in the real world.YC F26San FranciscoStartup →AICleanWe predict when a company is about to buy.YC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIEpsilabLong horizon RL environments from real-life dataYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIKailash LabsA factory for small and specialized video reasoning modelsYC F26BengaluruStartup →AIMetalcraftAdvancing biological modelsYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIPetrichorWet lab infrastructure that turns AI experiments into training data.YC F26San FranciscoStartup →
Company
AsimEnable robots to operate safely in the real world.team of 4ActiveAI
CleanWe predict when a company is about to buy.team of 5ActiveAI
EpsilabLong horizon RL environments from real-life datateam of 4hiringActiveAI, Data
Kailash LabsA factory for small and specialized video reasoning modelsteam of 2ActiveAI, Data
MetalcraftAdvancing biological modelsteam of 2ActiveAI, Data
PetrichorWet lab infrastructure that turns AI experiments into training data.team of 3ActiveAI

Founders

  • Shardul BansalFounder/CEO
  • Seth SchilbeFounder/CTO

About ORO AI

We focus on capability gaps and safety benchmarks so that AI agents can be trusted to run businesses autonomously.

YC batch
F26 · Fall 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
2
Location
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Founded
2026
Checked
13h ago

YC tags: Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, AI

Changes seen

TagsNov 9, 2026

Newly tagged Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning; no longer tagged Crypto / Web3 and Consumer Products.

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One-linerNov 5, 2026

Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Continuously improving evals for agentic commerce"

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TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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ORO AI in F26: 219 companies, 89% AI

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ORO AI: questions

Which YC batch was ORO AI in?

ORO AI was in Y Combinator's Fall 2026 batch (F26).

Is ORO AI still active?

Y Combinator lists ORO AI as active.

Who founded ORO AI?

ORO AI's founders, as listed on its YC page: Shardul Bansal (Founder/CEO), Seth Schilbe (Founder/CTO).

Where is ORO AI based?

ORO AI lists Vancouver, BC, Canada as its location on YC's directory.