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Terranox AI

Active · The first AI-powered uranium discovery company

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
9signal of 100 · rising 9
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Apollo Atomics, Inc.Shared: nuclear, energyYC X26ActiveOther
Bus.comShared: north americaYC W16InactiveOther

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All of W26
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Company
/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.team of 5hiringActiveAI
21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
AemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research Engineerteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Devtools
Agentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.team of 2ActiveAI
Alt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.team of 2ActiveAI, Data

Founders

  • Jade CheclairFounder/CEO
  • Leeav LiptonFounder/CTO

About Terranox AI

Terranox is the first vertically integrated AI-powered uranium exploration company. We find high-grade uranium deposits in North America using AI trained on 70+ years of exploration outcomes. Our mission is to find the fuel we need to power the next century with nuclear energy.

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
7h ago

Terranox AI in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

Terranox AI: questions

Which YC batch was Terranox AI in?

Terranox AI was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).

Is Terranox AI still active?

Y Combinator lists Terranox AI as active.

Who founded Terranox AI?

Terranox AI's founders, as listed on its YC page: Jade Checlair (Founder/CEO), Leeav Lipton (Founder/CTO).

Where is Terranox AI based?

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