Philon

YC F25 · Active · General Purpose Robots

Competitors

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Density AIShared: general purposeNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	SPC2024
IonQnot in a program hereShared: general purposeElsewhereOther	Other	Elsewhere

Adjacent

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Noble MachinesShared: purpose robot, general purposeNot statedOther	Other	Not stated	SPC2024
DarwinShared: general purpose, robotics, buildingActiveAI	AI	Active	YCF25
Cortex AIShared: purpose robot, general purpose, roboticsActiveAI	AI	Active	YCF25
Aktoria RoboticsShared: roboticsActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS26
Piggy RoboticsShared: general purpose, roboticsActiveAI	AI	Active	YCF25

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Founders

Alexandros PetkosFounder

About Philon

Building open-source general-purpose robots capable of performing unsafe, repetitive or boring tasks.

YC batch: F25 · Fall 2025
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2025
Checked: 32m ago

YC tags: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics

Philon in F25: 146 companies, 89% AI

Philon: questions

Which YC batch was Philon in?

Philon was in Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch (F25).

Is Philon still active?

Y Combinator lists Philon as active.

Who founded Philon?

Philon's founders, as listed on its YC page: Alexandros Petkos (Founder).

Where is Philon based?

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

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