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ByteAsk

YC F26

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

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ByteAsk provides an AI coding agent for C and C++ that builds, debugs, and tests each code change with the actual toolchain to verify it works. It runs from the terminal or within editors like VS Code, Neovim, and Emacs, offers an on-premises option, and targets developers working on systems such as trading platforms, automotive software, chips, and operating systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSGenerative AIAIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F26)

ByteAsk was founded in 2026 by Anirudha Kulkarni and Pratyush Saini.

AKAnirudha Kulkarni
Anirudha KulkarniFounderFounder and CEO of ByteAsk, which builds coding agents for C and C++. He previously worked on low-latency C++ at Optiver and Quantbox, built a Python-to-C++ optimizing transpiler, holds a computer science degree from IIT Delhi, and founded LawSutraAI, which was acquired by legal tech firm Manupatra.
PSPratyush Saini
Pratyush SainiCo-Founder & CTOPratyush Saini studied Computer Science at IIT Delhi and previously worked as a core engineer on ThirdAI's NeuralDB and BOLT CPU-based search and deep learning engines, and as a founding engineer at Simbian building an AI security agent. He co-founded and served as CTO of LawSutraAI, a legal research tool later acquired by Manupatra, and is now co-founder and CTO of ByteAsk, an AI coding tool for C and C++.

Investors · 3

Entrepreneur FirstreportedBengaluru · $1M – $7M

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Entrepreneur First - Enablerslead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$1M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2026

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ByteAsk Raises $1M Pre-seedthesaasnews.com · Sep 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does ByteAsk do?
ByteAsk provides an AI coding agent for C and C++ that builds, debugs, and tests each code change with the actual toolchain to verify it works. It runs from the terminal or within editors like VS Code, Neovim, and Emacs, offers an on-premises option, and targets developers working on systems such as trading platforms, automotive software, chips, and operating systems.
Who founded ByteAsk?
ByteAsk was founded by Anirudha Kulkarni, Pratyush Saini in 2026.
Who are ByteAsk's investors?
ByteAsk's investors include Y Combinator, Entrepreneur First.
How much funding has ByteAsk raised?
ByteAsk has disclosed $1M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
Where is ByteAsk headquartered?
ByteAsk is headquartered in San Francisco, US.