Ndea
Building AGI that can innovate.
Y CombinatorWinter 2026ActiveIndustrialsArtificial IntelligenceDeep LearningHard TechRemote Work
What they do
Problem
Scientific progress is slow and limited by human capacity to generate, validate, and translate new knowledge into innovations.
Solution
Ndea builds frontier AI/AGI systems that unify intuitive pattern recognition with formal reasoning to accelerate scientific discovery and innovation.
Who it's for
Researchers and R&D teams in academia, government labs, and industrial research organizations.
Founders
Francois Chollet
Founder
https://fchollet.com/
Mike Knoop
Founder
https://mikeknoop.com
Company timeline
- Founded2024
- YC batchWinter 2026
- StatusActive
- Team size15 people
- LocationRemote
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