Waypoint Transit

We automate urban planning so cities can build cheaper and faster.

Y CombinatorWinter 2025ActiveGovernment

What they do

Problem

Cities face congestion, budget constraints, and climate challenges while relying on slow, expensive infrastructure planning processes and understaffed teams.

Solution

An AI city planning platform that automatically generates civil infrastructure studies and planning reports faster and at lower cost.

Who it's for

City governments and public-sector transportation/urban planning agencies that commission and use infrastructure studies.

Founders

Varun Tandon

Founder

Co-founder and CEO of Waypoint Transit. Previously, led applied ML initiatives at Microsoft. Worked on diffusion models and LLM/LMMs for flagship Office products, including Copilot, Designer, and PowerPoint. B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Ryan Johnston

Founder

Co-founder and CTO of Waypoint Transit. Previously, chip design synthesis CAD at Apple. Then developed novel real-time transit signage for his hometown; this project eventually became Waypoint. B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.