Preload

Active · Sensorimotor context for physical AI

YC F26

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7signal of 100 · rising 7

went through YCProgram · this site+4
team of 3Team size · YC's directory+3.1

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Competitors

DydemaShared: brain computer, computer interface, neurotechnologyYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AI

Human ArchiveShared: john hopkins, physical, datasetYC W26San FranciscoStartup →

Companies closest to Preload
Company	Category	Status	Program
DydemaShared: brain computer, computer interface, neurotechnologyYC F26ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCF26
Human ArchiveShared: john hopkins, physical, datasetYC W26ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW26

Adjacent

Other

SenseyeShared: brain computer, computer interfacePlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →Other

Telepathic TechnologiesShared: brain computerEF 2024New YorkStartup →AI

PiramidalShared: neurotechnology, brainYC W24New York CityStartup →OtherInactive

SpringWitShared: neurotechnology, brainYC S14Startup →AI

The Robot Learning CompanyShared: robotics, physicalYC X25BYStartup →

Companies next to Preload
Company	Category	Status	Program
SenseyeShared: brain computer, computer interfacePlug and Play Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	Plug and Play
Telepathic TechnologiesShared: brain computerEF 2024Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	EF2024
PiramidalShared: neurotechnology, brainYC W24ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW24
SpringWitShared: neurotechnology, brainYC S14InactiveOther	Other	Inactive	YCS14
The Robot Learning CompanyShared: robotics, physicalYC X25ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCX25

Also from F26 in AI

All of F26

AxonnicBringing human dexterity to every robotYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AI

AsimEnable robots to operate safely in the real world.YC F26San FranciscoStartup →AI

ChemPilot.aiDiscover novel defense related materials/molecules.YC F26San FranciscoStartup →AI

Dreamscale LabsReal-time cloud inference for robotics.YC F26San FranciscoStartup →AI

Evident MachinesBenchmarks and RL environments for electrical engineeringYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIMantleThe pit crew for machines and robots.YC F26San FranciscoStartup →

Company	Category	Status
AxonnicBringing human dexterity to every robotteam of 2ActiveAI, Data	AI, Data	Active
AsimEnable robots to operate safely in the real world.team of 4ActiveAI	AI	Active
ChemPilot.aiDiscover novel defense related materials/molecules.team of 3ActiveAI	AI	Active
Dreamscale LabsReal-time cloud inference for robotics.team of 4ActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active
Evident MachinesBenchmarks and RL environments for electrical engineeringteam of 2ActiveAI	AI	Active
MantleThe pit crew for machines and robots.team of 2ActiveAI	AI	Active

About Preload

Designing and iterating a multimodal hardware stack (currently ego + tactile gloves + EMG) to collect rich and scalable datasets for physical AI. Also interested in how we can use this technology to advance surgery. Built by PhD founders (Johns Hopkins, Caltech) with world-class expertise in brain-computer interfaces (Neuralink, Meta, Paradromics)

YC batch: F26 · Fall 2026
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI
Team size: 3
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked: 6h ago

YC tags: Neurotechnology, Robotics, Robotic Surgery, B2B, AI