YCF25ยท AIPhilon
General Purpose Robots
ActiveChecked 18h ago
Founders
- Alexandros PetkosFounder
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About Philon
Building open-source general-purpose robots capable of performing unsafe, repetitive or boring tasks.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Philon: questions
Which YC batch was Philon in?
Philon was in Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch (F25).
Is Philon still active?
Y Combinator lists Philon as active.
Who founded Philon?
Philon's founders, as listed on its YC page: Alexandros Petkos (Founder).
Where is Philon based?
Philon lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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