YCS26· AI· DevtoolsArchal
API sandboxes, built for AI agents
Founders
- Aidan TiruvanFounder/CEO
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About Archal
Archal provisions sandboxes with the API environments your CI, tests, and evals need. Your coding agent can start the sandbox & environments, connect to your API integrations, run tests, and inspect state changes. Sandboxes and environments are startable within seconds and take milliseconds to reset.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Archal: questions
Which YC batch was Archal in?
Archal was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).
Is Archal still active?
Y Combinator lists Archal as active.
Who founded Archal?
Archal's founders, as listed on its YC page: Aidan Tiruvan (Founder/CEO).
Where is Archal based?
Archal lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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