OpenVector YC Application
San Francisco
OpenVector went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2026 batch as a B2B 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
- B2BInfrastructure
- Location
- San Francisco
- Team size
- 4
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2026
Founders
Andrey GizdovFounder/CEO
Vishal UrlamFounder
What OpenVector does
OpenVector transforms any existing camera into an automated 24/7 workforce without requiring new hardware. We've built the world's fastest vision-language model inference engine that allows users to simply describe a task in plain English and automatically build a custom AI vision model to monitor the feed. When it detects an important physical event - like a stalled production cycle, a safety violation, or a waiting customer - it operates a computer just like a human to take immediate action. It integrates with legacy systems to make calls, send emails, update a POS/CRM, or trigger webhooks in real time. OpenVector enables any camera to do real work.
OpenVector's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
OpenVector, Summer 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
OpenVector
AI vision that turns any camera into an autonomous worker
We built a system that lets you take any existing camera and turn it into a 24/7 autonomous worker. Our product uses the fastest vision-language model inference engine we've seen, so users just describe what they want in plain English - like detecting safety violations or customer wait times - and it configures a real-time AI vision model for that camera. When an event happens, it takes action right away by controlling computers and triggering workflows in existing business systems. No new cameras or hardware required.
San Francisco, CA, USA. After YC, we'd stay in San Francisco.
San Francisco is where AI and robotics infrastructure talent and customers are concentrated, so it makes sense to be here both now and post-YC.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real OpenVector YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from OpenVector's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like OpenVector would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was OpenVector in?
OpenVector was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2026 batch.
Who founded OpenVector?
OpenVector was founded by Andrey Gizdov, Vishal Urlam.
What does OpenVector do?
AI that turns any camera to an autonomous worker with real-time vision
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of OpenVector's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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