YCX26ยท Devtoolssmol machines
Ship software faster with portable, self contained virtual machines.
Founders
- BinBin HeFounder/CEO
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About smol machines
Smol machines solve the problem of "but app works on my machine" by shipping the machine. Smol machine enables devs to ship a lightweight virtual machine with any software, similar to how Electron ships an entire browser with the web app.
San Francisco, CA, USA
smol machines: questions
Which YC batch was smol machines in?
smol machines was in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch (X26).
Is smol machines still active?
Y Combinator lists smol machines as active.
Who founded smol machines?
smol machines's founders, as listed on its YC page: BinBin He (Founder/CEO).
Where is smol machines based?
smol machines lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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