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Human Archive

YC W26

San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 100 employees · Hiring · 5 known investors

Human Archive is a data lab that collects, labels, and synchronizes multimodal sensor data (video, audio, tactile, motion capture) from 100,000+ contributors across homes, hospitality, agriculture, industrial, construction, and retail settings. The company provides foundational infrastructure for research and application development in human movement understanding, automation of manual labor, and advances in neuroscience and spatial computing.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechRoboticsUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W26)

Human Archive was founded in 2026 by Raj Patel, Rushil Agarwal, Samay Maini, and Shloke Patel.

RPRaj Patel
Raj Patelin𝕏Co-FounderRaj Patel attended UC Berkeley and previously worked in agriculture, including mango sales and tree cultivation. He now works on archiving human interaction structures in physical spaces.
RARushil Agarwal
Rushil AgarwalinCo-FounderRushil Agarwal studied industrial engineering, operations research, and business at UC Berkeley. He previously built data pipelines for embedding models and on-chain infrastructure at Coinbase, and helped scale a Web3 software business that served over 500 small and medium businesses.
SMSamay Maini
Samay Mainiin𝕏Co-Founder & CTOFounder of Human Archive, a data collection platform that aggregates multimodal sensor data from thousands of contributors to support research in robotics and human movement understanding.
SPShloke Patel
Shloke Patelin𝕏Co-founder · hardwareShloke Patel studied mechanical engineering and computer science at Stanford University with a focus on robotics and systems engineering, conducting research at campus labs. He previously built and operated agricultural businesses and has background in robotics, mechanical design, and hardware systems.

Investors · 5

Y Combinator✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $500K
NVP CapitalNew York · $2M
WingPalo Alto · $200K – $20M
ZAKA VCSan Francisco

Also in the syndicate · 1

Wing Venture Capital

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$16.4M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2026

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Competitors · 2

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In the news

Human Archive Raises $8.2M in Seed Fundingfinsmes.com · Jun 2026Human Archive Raises $8.2M in Seed Round Funding to Model Human Embodied Intelligence to Train Robotstheaiinsider.tech · May 2026Human Archive Raises Funding For Worker Datasets | Let's Data Scienceletsdatascience.com · May 2026AI training data provider Human Archive raises $8.2M - SiliconANGLEsiliconangle.com · May 2026This startup is betting India's gig economy can train the world's robots | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · May 2026Human Archive: The World's Largest multimodal robotics datasetycombinator.com · Mar 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does Human Archive do?
Human Archive is a data lab that collects, labels, and synchronizes multimodal sensor data (video, audio, tactile, motion capture) from 100,000+ contributors across homes, hospitality, agriculture, industrial, construction, and retail settings. The company provides foundational infrastructure for research and application development in human movement understanding, automation of manual labor, and advances in neuroscience and spatial computing.
Who founded Human Archive?
Human Archive was founded by Raj Patel, Rushil Agarwal, Samay Maini, Shloke Patel in 2026.
Who are Human Archive's investors?
Human Archive's investors include Y Combinator, NVP Capital, Wing, ZAKA VC.
How much funding has Human Archive raised?
Human Archive has disclosed $16.4M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Human Archive headquartered?
Human Archive is headquartered in San Francisco, US.