Control Seat
YC S26San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 2 employees · 1 known investors
Control Seat designs, builds, and deploys industrial control and monitoring systems including PLCs, SCADA, networking, and analytics on a modern AI-native platform. The company serves manufacturers and industrial operators with faster deployment and lean-running systems that improve over time.
Also known as C42
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoTWorkflow AutomationMonitoringIndustrialUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)
Control Seat was founded in 2025 by Jack Grodnick and Warren Shepard.
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Jack GrodnickinCo-FounderJack Grodnick previously worked at Tesla, SpaceX, and Amazon. He is now building Control Seat, a SCADA platform for factory hardware monitoring and control.
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Warren Shepardin𝕏Co-FounderWarren Shepard studied at Dartmouth College, worked on Starlink at SpaceX, and previously held a security role at Microsoft. He is now developing a SCADA system for factory automation and equipment monitoring.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Control Seat do?
- Control Seat designs, builds, and deploys industrial control and monitoring systems including PLCs, SCADA, networking, and analytics on a modern AI-native platform. The company serves manufacturers and industrial operators with faster deployment and lean-running systems that improve over time.
- Who founded Control Seat?
- Control Seat was founded by Jack Grodnick, Warren Shepard in 2025.
- Who are Control Seat's investors?
- Control Seat's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Control Seat headquartered?
- Control Seat is headquartered in San Francisco, US.