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Aster

YC X26

San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 3 known investors

asterlab.ai ↗

Aster develops autonomous research systems designed to accelerate scientific discovery by automating open-ended research tasks. The company aims to compress decades of research timelines into hours through AI-driven experimentation.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (X26)

Emmett BickerinFounder & CEO

Investors · 3

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Y CombinatorMountain View · $500K – $500K

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Institutional Venture PartnersreportedMenlo Park

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Sequoia CapitalreportedMenlo Park