YCW26· AI· DevtoolsPiris Labs
The Networking Layer of AI
Founders
- Ali KhalatpourFounder/CEO
- Keyvan MoghadamFounder/President
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
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PipeshiftS24Ultra-low latency inference cloud for real-time workloadsShared: infrastructureActive
UbicloudW24Open source alternative to AWSShared: infrastructureActive
RivetW23Rivet Actors are the primitive for stateful workloadsShared: infrastructureActive
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About Piris Labs
Up to 80% of the most advance AI compute chips sits idle because of slow networking. Piris Labs builds photonic based networking solutions to enable fast, scalable, and low cost AI workload execution infrastructure.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Piris Labs: questions
Which YC batch was Piris Labs in?
Piris Labs was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Piris Labs still active?
Y Combinator lists Piris Labs as active.
Who founded Piris Labs?
Piris Labs's founders, as listed on its YC page: Ali Khalatpour (Founder/CEO), Keyvan Moghadam (Founder/President).
Where is Piris Labs based?
Piris Labs lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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