Why it ranks
How the rank works8signal of 100 · rising 8
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- team of 4Team size · YC's directory+3.6
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Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Not stated | EF2026 | |
| AI, Data | Active | YCS24 | |
| AI | Not stated | EF2024 | |
| AI | Active | YCS26 | |
| AI | Not stated | speedrunSR007 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Active | YCS26 | |
| Other | Active | YCS26 | |
| AI | Active | YCF25 | |
| Other | Not stated | ArcArc 2022 | |
| AI | Active | YCW26 |
Also from X26 in AI
All of X26Founders
- Farhan KhanFounder/CEO
- Ali AbdallaFounder
- Ali AbidFounder/CTO
- Nour EldifrawyFounder
About shotwell.ai
Shotwell AI is building the data QA layer for dexterous robotics. We work with teams collecting teleoperation and egocentric data to provide dense semantic annotation and validate task adherence. This lets teams compress feedback loops from weeks to hours and iterate on models much faster.
- YC batch
- X26 · Spring 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 4
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2026
- Checked
- 13h ago
shotwell.ai: questions
Which YC batch was shotwell.ai in?
shotwell.ai was in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch (X26).
Is shotwell.ai still active?
Y Combinator lists shotwell.ai as active.
Who founded shotwell.ai?
shotwell.ai's founders, as listed on its YC page: Farhan Khan (Founder/CEO), Ali Abdalla (Founder), Ali Abid (Founder/CTO), Nour Eldifrawy (Founder).
Where is shotwell.ai based?
shotwell.ai lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.