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Enact

YC S26

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

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Enact provides post-training data for robotics and physical AI models, running policies on tasks to find failure states and generating targeted demonstration and recovery datasets. It also evaluates model performance in-house to confirm the data resolves those failures.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRoboticsReinforcement LearningAIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)

Enact was founded in 2026 by Govind Chada and James Stevens.

GCGovind Chada
Govind ChadaCo-Founder / CTOFounder of Enact, Govind Chada previously conducted robotics research in Chelsea Finn's IRIS Lab at the Stanford AI Lab and worked at Meta Reality Labs.
JSJames Stevens
James StevensCo-Founder / CEO (YC S26)Founder and CEO of Enact. He was an early engineer at a startup that scaled to $1.5B in assets under management, and holds a Management Science & Engineering degree from Stanford.

Investors · 3

Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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RobinhoodreportedMenlo Park

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Enact: post-training infrastructure for robotics modelsycombinator.com · Aug 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does Enact do?
Enact provides post-training data for robotics and physical AI models, running policies on tasks to find failure states and generating targeted demonstration and recovery datasets. It also evaluates model performance in-house to confirm the data resolves those failures.
Who founded Enact?
Enact was founded by Govind Chada, James Stevens in 2026.
Who are Enact's investors?
Enact's investors include Collaborative Fund, Y Combinator, Robinhood.
Where is Enact headquartered?
Enact is headquartered in San Francisco, US.