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Congruent

AI native radars for self-driving cars

ActiveChecked 17h ago
Batch
W26
Status, per YC
Active
Team size
2
HQ
San Francisco, CA
In W26199 companies, 80% AI

Founders

  • Clement BarthesFounder/CEO

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About Congruent

At Congruent, we build radars for end-to-end autonomous systems. The most advanced autonomous systems are trained as a single neural network from raw sensor data to navigation actions. For a sensor to be included in these pipelines sensor stacks requires two key properties: access to raw sensor data and a high-fidelity sensor simulator. Current automotive radars have neither, they output heavily processed point clouds and no raw radar simulator exists for driving scenes. Congruent solves both problems: a radar architecture that exposes raw data, paired with a world model based radar simulator. Radar is the only depth sensor at a price point that scales to every car on the road and works in all weather conditions. Congruent is building the radar compatible with the training architectures that will make mass-market vehicles autonomous.

San Francisco, CA, USA

Congruent: questions

Which YC batch was Congruent in?

Congruent was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).

Is Congruent still active?

Y Combinator lists Congruent as active.

Who founded Congruent?

Congruent's founders, as listed on its YC page: Clement Barthes (Founder/CEO).

Where is Congruent based?

Congruent lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.

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