Manifold YC Application
Los Angeles
Manifold went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2026 batch as a Industrials company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.
- YC batch
- Summer 2026
- Industry
- IndustrialsManufacturing and Robotics
- Location
- Los Angeles
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2026
Founders
Nicolas YehFounder/CEO
Joshua IbrahimFounder/CTO
What Manifold does
The US Warehouse industry spends $75bn on labor each year. Yet, only 10% of US warehouses have any form of automation, because existing robotics are too expensive and hard to integrate. Manifold deploys autonomous robots that handle picking, loading / unloading, and palletizing - priced by pick. Integration in hours. No upfront costs. No retrofitting. No need to rebuild the operation around the robot. Our mission is to make it easy for any warehouse to adopt robotics.
Manifold's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Manifold, Summer 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Manifold
Robotic labor for warehouses; works on Day 1.
We build autonomous robots that pick, load, unload, and palletize goods in warehouses. Manifold lets warehouses drop in robotic labor with no upfront costs, no retrofitting, and minimal integration time. Warehouses pay per pick. Our robots are intended to deploy in hours and require no changes to existing ops.
We live in Los Angeles, CA. The company will stay based in Los Angeles after YC.
Los Angeles is a hub for both robotics talent and warehouse/logistics customers. It's a practical base for building and deploying our product.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Manifold YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Manifold's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Manifold would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Manifold in?
Manifold was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2026 batch.
Who founded Manifold?
Manifold was founded by Nicolas Yeh, Joshua Ibrahim.
What does Manifold do?
Drop-in robotic labor that works on Day 1
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Manifold's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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