YCF25· AI· DevtoolsKestrel AI
AI Agents for Platform Engineering
Founders
- Raman VarmaFounder/CEO
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About Kestrel AI
Kestrel is the AI automation layer for platform engineering teams. Platform teams use Kestrel to automate incident response, cloud provisioning, CI/CD, security, and developer requests across their stack. Kestrel turns natural-language prompts into deterministic, production-ready workflows with 40+ integrations, 200+ pre-built actions, and support for custom HTTP and webhook actions. Developer-first, with a CLI, Python SDK, and MCP server to manage workflows from where platform teams already work.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Kestrel AI: questions
Which YC batch was Kestrel AI in?
Kestrel AI was in Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch (F25).
Is Kestrel AI still active?
Y Combinator lists Kestrel AI as active.
Who founded Kestrel AI?
Kestrel AI's founders, as listed on its YC page: Raman Varma (Founder/CEO).
Where is Kestrel AI based?
Kestrel AI lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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