YCS26· AI· DataMaingen
Simulating Agents Running Industrial Companies
ActiveChecked 18h ago
Founders
- Phillip YanFounder/CEO
- David YangFounder/CTO
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About Maingen
Maingen builds simulations for industrial operations ($5 trillion slice of the US economy) so frontier labs can train models that actually run power plants, factories, and datacenters.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Maingen: questions
Which YC batch was Maingen in?
Maingen was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).
Is Maingen still active?
Y Combinator lists Maingen as active.
Who founded Maingen?
Maingen's founders, as listed on its YC page: Phillip Yan (Founder/CEO), David Yang (Founder/CTO).
Where is Maingen based?
Maingen lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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