Skymerse

Active · Autopilot for Flight Operations

YC S26

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Competitors

DartboardShared: operation centerYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AI

HumoniqShared: airline customer, supportYC S25San FranciscoStartup →

Companies closest to Skymerse
Company	Category	Status	Program
DartboardShared: operation centerYC W25ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW25
HumoniqShared: airline customer, supportYC S25ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS25

Adjacent

Other

ElodinShared: aerospace, flight, aviation and spaceYC W24San FranciscoStartup →Other

VolantioShared: airlinesYC W09AtlantaStartup →Other

General AstronauticsShared: aerospace, operation, aviation and spaceYC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactive

Exosonic, Inc.Shared: aerospace, flight, developingYC W20Los AngelesStartup →Other

BoomShared: aerospace, airline, aviationYC W16DenverStartup →

Companies next to Skymerse
Company	Category	Status	Program
ElodinShared: aerospace, flight, aviation and spaceYC W24ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW24
VolantioShared: airlinesYC W09ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW09
General AstronauticsShared: aerospace, operation, aviation and spaceYC W26ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW26
Exosonic, Inc.Shared: aerospace, flight, developingYC W20InactiveOther	Other	Inactive	YCW20
BoomShared: aerospace, airline, aviationYC W16 +1ActiveOther	Other	Active	YC +1W16

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Company	Category	Status
ExosatBuilding a neutral, sovereign alternative to Starlinkteam of 3ActiveAI	AI	Active
6thSenseNervous System for Physical AIteam of 4ActiveAI	AI	Active
83 SciencesAI-native materials discovery powered by unpublished experimental datateam of 3hiringActiveAI	AI	Active
Agentcardlet agents buy anything onlineteam of 4ActiveAI	AI	Active
Agnost AIWe find where AI agents fail, then train better models to run them.2 programsteam of 2ActiveAI, Data, Devtools	AI, Data, Devtools	Active
Akon LabsDatabricks for Enterprise Codebasesteam of 2ActiveAI	AI	Active

Founders

Damian SzumskiFounder/CEO

About Skymerse

Skymerse is building one AI system for airline flight operations: from planning and monitoring in the operations center to real-time support in the cockpit. It is developing specialized aeronautical models that understand the data, constraints, and procedures behind each flight, replacing fragmented tools and manual interpretation. Notamify, its first product, already serves airline customers and thousands pilots and aviation professionals.

YC batch: S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2025
Checked: 10h ago

YC tags: Airlines, Aerospace, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Skymerse in S26: 229 companies, 88% AI

Skymerse: questions

Which YC batch was Skymerse in?

Skymerse was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).

Is Skymerse still active?

Y Combinator lists Skymerse as active.

Who founded Skymerse?

Skymerse's founders, as listed on its YC page: Damian Szumski (Founder/CEO).

Where is Skymerse based?

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