Fulcrum
YC S25San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 2 employees · 1 known investors
Fulcrum Research is a lab that develops methods and tools to elicit better outputs from AI models and measure their capabilities, particularly on difficult-to-verify tasks. The company works with organizations seeking to optimize agent performance on complex applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S25)
Fulcrum was founded in 2025 by Kaivalya Hariharan and Uzay Girit.
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Kaivalya Hariharanin𝕏FounderKaivalya Hariharan is an MIT student studying computer science and mathematics with research interests in AI safety and alignment. He has published work on machine learning safety at NeurIPS, completed research internships at Redwood Research and Truthful AI, and founded MAIA, an MIT AI alignment initiative.
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Uzay Giritin𝕏FounderUzay Girit studied mathematics and computer science at MIT and conducted machine learning research on in-context learning and scaling laws. He is currently developing oversight interfaces for AI agents at Fulcrum.
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- What does Fulcrum do?
- Fulcrum Research is a lab that develops methods and tools to elicit better outputs from AI models and measure their capabilities, particularly on difficult-to-verify tasks. The company works with organizations seeking to optimize agent performance on complex applications.
- Who founded Fulcrum?
- Fulcrum was founded by Kaivalya Hariharan, Uzay Girit in 2025.
- Who are Fulcrum's investors?
- Fulcrum's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Fulcrum headquartered?
- Fulcrum is headquartered in San Francisco, US.