YCW26· AI· DevtoolsApproxima
Your software should build itself.
Founders
- Ethan PronevFounder
- Ashish SelvarajFounder
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About Approxima
Human-assisted development should be for novel ideation, not routine maintenance, bug fixes or incremental updates. Approxima is bringing you that future with agents that can scope work, code, validate their fixes end-to-end in sandbox environments and merge to production. Book a demo: https://calendly.com/ashish-selvaraj/approxima
Toronto, ON, Canada
Approxima: questions
Which YC batch was Approxima in?
Approxima was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Approxima still active?
Y Combinator lists Approxima as active.
Who founded Approxima?
Approxima's founders, as listed on its YC page: Ethan Pronev (Founder), Ashish Selvaraj (Founder).
Where is Approxima based?
Approxima lists Toronto, ON, Canada as its location on YC's directory.
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