Enact
Real-world RL environments for robotics models
Founders
- James StevensFounder/CEO
- Govind ChadaFounder/CTO
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
idlerS25Hill-climb any benchmark, for any model, in any domain.Shared: reinforcement learningActive
Lambda RoboticsF26Robotics for AI InfrastructureShared: roboticsActive
Vision LabX25Industrial data layer for robotics trainingShared: roboticsActive
StableBrowseX26Building the Data Infrastructure layer for Physical AI.Shared: roboticsActive
Gecko RoboticsW16AI + Robotics for the Built WorldShared: roboticsActive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
Cortex AIF25Large-scale real-world robot & human data for embodied AIShared: reinforcement learning, roboticsActive
Aktoria RoboticsS26Human as API for robotsShared: roboticsActive
TopologicalS25Physics-based foundation models for CAD optimization.Shared: reinforcement learning, roboticsActive
Vibrant LabsW24Autonomously scaling environmentsShared: reinforcement learningActive
Nextera Robotics | DIDGE.aiS20AI-native RoboticsShared: roboticsActive
Also from S26 in AI
Batchmates in Summer 2026.
6thSenseS26Nervous System for Physical AIActive
CoArenaS26The biggest crowdsourced benchmark for Computer-UseActive
CueBenchS26RL post-training for science reasoning and performance engineeringActive
DatoricS26The secure training data R&D engine for physical AIActive
DeepReach Inc.S26Network for Physical AI Data BusinessActive
EdotEnvS26Quant Neolab building self-improving agents from quant dataActive
About Enact
Enact creates the physical environments to benchmark and hill climb robotics models on high-value tasks. We find where robots fail, and fix them with our in-house training loop.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Enact: questions
Which YC batch was Enact in?
Enact was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).
Is Enact still active?
Y Combinator lists Enact as active.
Who founded Enact?
Enact's founders, as listed on its YC page: James Stevens (Founder/CEO), Govind Chada (Founder/CTO).
Where is Enact based?
Enact lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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