YCW26· AI· DataAshr
Enterprise post-training, monitoring, and continual learning platform
Founders
- Rohan KulkarniFounder/CEO
- Shreyas KapsFounder
Same space
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CartpoleX25Building reinforcement learning environmentsShared: reinforcement learningActive
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About Ashr
Ashr Manifold is a self-contained model training, hosting, observability, and continual learning platform for purpose-built open-weight models. Startups can use Manifold to post-train and manage fleets of continuously improving open-weight models without having a dedicated research team or infrastructure. Ultimately, this reduces operating costs and allows a greater degree of control over proprietary company knowledge. Enterprises can use Manifold to encode institutional judgements and priorities into open-weight models, reduce token costs, and manage every level of the AI life cycle, from data curation, to model serving on weights and infrastructure they own.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Ashr: questions
Which YC batch was Ashr in?
Ashr was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Ashr still active?
Y Combinator lists Ashr as active.
Who founded Ashr?
Ashr's founders, as listed on its YC page: Rohan Kulkarni (Founder/CEO), Shreyas Kaps (Founder).
Where is Ashr based?
Ashr lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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