Asimov
YC W26San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 3 employees · 4 known investors
Asimov collects real-world human activity data at scale from diverse environments to create annotated datasets for training robotics AI models. The company operates both as a data collection platform where individuals earn money for recording their activities and as a service for businesses whose workers perform physical tasks, offering zero-cost labor in exchange for recording data.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W26)
Lyem Ningthouin𝕏Founder
Investors · 4
In the news
- This AI Startup Raised $4.6 Billion Without Releasing a Model. Now It Wants $2.5 Billion More. | by Krupesh Raut | Mar, 2026 | Mediummedium.com · 2026
- Asimov - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors - Tracxntracxn.com · 2026
- SFWA Raises Alarm About Analog/Asimov's "Moral Rights" In Their Standard Contractsfandompulse.substack.com · 2025
- Asimov - 2026 Funding Rounds & List of Investors - Tracxntracxn.com · 2021
- Genetic Circuits Startup Asimov Raises Seed Round Led by Andreessen Horowitz | by Asimov | Mediummedium.com · 2019
- Asimov Raises $4.7M in Seed Funding - FinSMEsfinsmes.com · 2017