YCX25· AI· DevtoolsNaïve
Autonomous Company Infrastructure
Founders
- Sean DorjeFounder/CEO
- Dennis ZaxFounder/CTO
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
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Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
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Thunder ComputeS24GPUs for AgentsShared: infrastructureActive
Terracotta AIS23AI-powered Infrastructure as Code PR reviewsShared: infrastructureActive
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About Naïve
Naïve is an AI research lab building autonomous companies. We develop the systems, environments, and agent infrastructure required for AI to operate real businesses end-to-end, then release increasingly capable autonomous companies into the world.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Naïve: questions
Which YC batch was Naïve in?
Naïve was in Y Combinator's Spring 2025 batch (X25).
Is Naïve still active?
Y Combinator lists Naïve as active.
Who founded Naïve?
Naïve's founders, as listed on its YC page: Sean Dorje (Founder/CEO), Dennis Zax (Founder/CTO).
Where is Naïve based?
Naïve lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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