BayMachines

Active · Air-gapped compute for defense contractors

YC X26

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9signal of 100 · rising 9

team of 7Team size · YC's directory+4.7
went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

Other

IcarusShared: defense, hardware, systemYC F25Los AngelesStartup →AI

RowndShared: special operation, defense technologyYC W22RaleighStartup →Other

Null LabsShared: defense, systemYC F25San FranciscoStartup →AI

OsmosisShared: fine tune, infrastructure, computeYC W25San FranciscoStartup →Developer tools

OneKitchen Holding LimitedShared: fine tune, infrastructure, operation500 Global 2019British Virgin IslandsStartup →

Companies closest to BayMachines
Company	Category	Status	Program
IcarusShared: defense, hardware, systemYC F25ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCF25
RowndShared: special operation, defense technologyYC W22ActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCW22
Null LabsShared: defense, systemYC F25ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCF25
OsmosisShared: fine tune, infrastructure, computeYC W25ActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCW25
OneKitchen Holding LimitedShared: fine tune, infrastructure, operation500 Global 2019Not statedDevtools	Devtools	Not stated	500 Global2019

Adjacent

GUILDShared: defenseYC S26New York CityStartup →Other

Vernius Systems, Inc.Shared: defense, air, systemYC S26San FranciscoStartup →Other

Mass MagneticsShared: defense, operationYC S26BostonStartup →AI

Seeing SystemsShared: defense, hardware, systemYC W26LondonStartup →AI

ChemPilot.aiShared: defenseYC F26San FranciscoStartup →

Companies next to BayMachines
Company	Category	Status	Program
GUILDShared: defenseYC S26ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS26
Vernius Systems, Inc.Shared: defense, air, systemYC S26ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS26
Mass MagneticsShared: defense, operationYC S26ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS26
Seeing SystemsShared: defense, hardware, systemYC W26ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW26
ChemPilot.aiShared: defenseYC F26ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCF26

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All of X26

Advanced Metal ResearchMachine intelligence for American WeldingYC X26Los AngelesStartup →AI

decuffUncensored AI models, served at scale with zero data retention.YC X26San FranciscoStartup →AI

ExpanseUnlock wasted GPU capacity.YC X26LondonStartup →AI

HubReal-world training data for frontier AI labs and robotics.YC X26San FranciscoStartup →AI

InstaBoxCloud computers for AI agentsYC X26San FranciscoStartup →AI

Tenet IndustriesAI-automated factory for PCBAsYC X26MunichStartup →

Company	Category	Status
Advanced Metal ResearchMachine intelligence for American Weldingteam of 3ActiveAI	AI	Active
decuffUncensored AI models, served at scale with zero data retention.ActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active
ExpanseUnlock wasted GPU capacity.team of 4ActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active
HubReal-world training data for frontier AI labs and robotics.team of 60hiringActiveAI, Data, Devtools	AI, Data, Devtools	Active
InstaBoxCloud computers for AI agentsteam of 6ActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active
Tenet IndustriesAI-automated factory for PCBAsteam of 3ActiveAI	AI	Active

Founders

Kerim TarayFounder/CEO
Andres GarzaFounder/CTO

About BayMachines

BayMachines deploys on-prem, air-gapped GPU containers for defense teams to run and fine-tune AI locally. We support defense technology companies serving the DoW and special operations, with deployments built to support CMMC and NIST 800-171 requirements.

YC batch: X26 · Spring 2026
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI, Developer tools
Team size: 7
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2025
Checked: 6h ago

YC tags: Hardware, Defense, Infrastructure, AI