Maingen was founded by Phillip Yan, David Yang in 2026.

Who are Maingen's investors?

Maingen's investors include Y Combinator.

Where is Maingen headquartered?

Maingen is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Maingen

San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 1 known investors

Maingen builds datasets and benchmarks from enterprise data to improve frontier AI models on industrial tasks, such as running industrial operations. Its SolarBench project measures whether models can operate an industrial operations desk.

Also known as Maingen AI

Advanced Manufacturing AI & Machine Learning Data & Infrastructure Energy Enterprise Software Artificial Intelligence B2B Big Data AIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)

Maingen was founded in 2026 by Phillip Yan and David Yang.

Phillip Yan in 𝕏FounderPreviously, he worked at 0x, in power trading, at Scale AI, and at Coinbase, where he contributed to exchange infrastructure.

David Yang in 𝕏FounderHe previously held roles at Scale AI, Amazon, and worked on earlier-stage projects including Idler and Reticular.

Investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

Frequently asked questions

What does Maingen do?: Maingen builds datasets and benchmarks from enterprise data to improve frontier AI models on industrial tasks, such as running industrial operations. Its SolarBench project measures whether models can operate an industrial operations desk.
Who founded Maingen?: Maingen was founded by Phillip Yan, David Yang in 2026.
Who are Maingen's investors?: Maingen's investors include Y Combinator.
Where is Maingen headquartered?: Maingen is headquartered in San Francisco, US.