Parasma
YC S26 · Active · Replacing GPUs with human brain cells
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 NectomeShared: neurotechnology, brain, cellActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW18 |
 Thunder ComputeShared: gpus, compute, infrastructureActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YCS24 |
 SolidroadShared: train humanActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW25 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 PiramidalShared: neurotechnology, brainActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW24 |
 SpringWitShared: neurotechnology, brainInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCS14 |
 BrainKeyShared: neurotechnology, brainActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW19 |
 Memory StoreShared: brain, infrastructureActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX26 |
 Voyage BiomedicalShared: neurotechnology, brainAcquiredOther | Other | Acquired | YCS19 |
Also from S26 in AI
All of S26| Company | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
 Agnost AIWe find where AI agents fail, then train better models to run them.ActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active |
 BelvedirThe custom AI model factory.ActiveAI | AI | Active |
 CoArenaThe biggest crowdsourced benchmark for Computer-UseActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active |
 DatoricThe secure training data R&D engine for physical AIActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active |
 DeepReach Inc.Network for Physical AI Data BusinessActiveAI | AI | Active |
 DreamUsing VLMs to Catch DamageActiveAI | AI | Active |
Founders
- Sean ColeFounder/CEO
About Parasma
We train human brain cells for compute
- YC batch
- S26 · Summer 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Developer tools
- Team size
- 2
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2026
- Checked
- 32m ago
YC tags: Machine Learning, Neurotechnology, AI
Parasma: questions
Which YC batch was Parasma in?
Parasma was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).
Is Parasma still active?
Y Combinator lists Parasma as active.
Who founded Parasma?
Parasma's founders, as listed on its YC page: Sean Cole (Founder/CEO).
Where is Parasma based?
Parasma lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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