Piris Labs
YC W26 · Active · The Networking Layer of AI
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 RivetShared: infrastructure, workload, executionActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW23 |
 PipeshiftShared: infrastructure, workload, lowActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS24 |
 PangolinShared: networking, workload, infrastructureActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS25 |
 UbicloudShared: infrastructure, networking, computeActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YCW24 |
 RyvnShared: infrastructure, workloadActiveDevtools | Devtools | Active | YCF24 |
 Cornelis Networksnot in a program hereShared: networkingElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nodus ComputeShared: infrastructure, workloadActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCF26 |
 NaïveShared: infrastructureActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCX25 |
 InkboxShared: infrastructure, layerActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS26 |
 Mem0Shared: infrastructure, layerActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS24 |
 HubShared: infrastructure, labsActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YCX26 |
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 RunAnywhereFastest inference anywhere: open models on-prem, hosted or on-deviceActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active |
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Founders
- Ali KhalatpourFounder/CEO
- Keyvan MoghadamFounder/President
About Piris Labs
Up to 80% of the most advance AI compute chips sits idle because of slow networking. Piris Labs builds photonic based networking solutions to enable fast, scalable, and low cost AI workload execution infrastructure.
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Developer tools
- Team size
- 8
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 1h ago
YC tags: Artificial Intelligence, Hard Tech, Hardware, Infrastructure
Piris Labs: questions
Which YC batch was Piris Labs in?
Piris Labs was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Piris Labs still active?
Y Combinator lists Piris Labs as active.
Who founded Piris Labs?
Piris Labs's founders, as listed on its YC page: Ali Khalatpour (Founder/CEO), Keyvan Moghadam (Founder/President).
Where is Piris Labs based?
Piris Labs lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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