Traverse
YC W26 · Active · Research lab solving non-verifiable work
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 NozomioShared: lab solvingActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS25 |
 Deep CogitoShared: research labNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | SPC2024 |
 SIDShared: research labActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS23 |
 Ocular AIShared: research lab, machine learningActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCW24 |
 MonteShared: research lab, reinforcement learningActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS25 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 idlerShared: research lab, reinforcement learningActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS25 |
 Reflection AIShared: research labNot statedDevtools | Devtools | Not stated | ArcArc 2024 |
 Event Horizon LabsShared: research labActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW24 |
 TracerShared: research lab, machine learning, workActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS26 |
 AfterQueryShared: research labActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YCW25 |
Also from W26 in AI
All of W26| Company | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
 AnchorheadEvals for frontier research agentsActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active |
 AshrEnterprise post-training, monitoring, and continual learning platformActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active |
 Brumby (Formerly GrazeMate)Robot Cowboys that Herd Cattle with AI DronesActiveAI | AI | Active |
 InstinctTrade with superhuman instinctActiveAI | AI | Active |
 Velum LabsThe OS for data quality across any stackActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active |
 /dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active |
Founders
- Lance YanFounder/CEO
About Traverse
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 1
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 1h ago
YC tags: Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, AI
Traverse: questions
Which YC batch was Traverse in?
Traverse was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Traverse still active?
Y Combinator lists Traverse as active.
Who founded Traverse?
Traverse's founders, as listed on its YC page: Lance Yan (Founder/CEO).
Where is Traverse based?
Traverse lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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