YCX25· AI· DevtoolsKairos
Specialized AI for Critical Industries
Founders
- Shivum PandoveFounder
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About Kairos
Kairos closes the last-mile reliability gap in AI deployments. We bring frontier techniques to companies in critical industries, deploying specialized agents that encode operator expertise and reliably automate their most manual workflows.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Kairos: questions
Which YC batch was Kairos in?
Kairos was in Y Combinator's Spring 2025 batch (X25).
Is Kairos still active?
Y Combinator lists Kairos as active.
Who founded Kairos?
Kairos's founders, as listed on its YC page: Shivum Pandove (Founder).
Where is Kairos based?
Kairos lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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