Neuron Industries
YC S26Los Angeles, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 1 known investors
Neuron Industries builds Cortex, an AI-native industrial controller that replaces the traditional PLC, HMI, historian, and vendor IDE in a single device, letting controls engineers describe machine behavior in plain English and generate auditable real-time Python code. The platform serves industrial automation and controls-engineering teams working on machines, skids, retrofits, and production lines, with a built-in browser IDE, wiring discovery, robot control, on-device historian, and simulation-based testing.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsRobotic Process AutomationManufacturingAutomationIndustrialUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)
Neuron Industries was founded in 2026 by Dennis Ren.
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Dennis ReninCEO, Co-founderHe was previously the founding electrical engineer at Freeform, where he built the hardware stack and scaled a metal 3D printing factory to production, and worked as a Vision Pro system electrical engineer at Apple responsible for the eye tracking and Optic ID subsystems, with earlier roles at Tesla, Amazon (Go), and Apple (iPad Pro, Pencil); he holds a BSEE from UCSD.
Investors · 1
Frequently asked questions
- What does Neuron Industries do?
- Neuron Industries builds Cortex, an AI-native industrial controller that replaces the traditional PLC, HMI, historian, and vendor IDE in a single device, letting controls engineers describe machine behavior in plain English and generate auditable real-time Python code. The platform serves industrial automation and controls-engineering teams working on machines, skids, retrofits, and production lines, with a built-in browser IDE, wiring discovery, robot control, on-device historian, and simulation-based testing.
- Who founded Neuron Industries?
- Neuron Industries was founded by Dennis Ren in 2026.
- Who are Neuron Industries's investors?
- Neuron Industries's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Neuron Industries headquartered?
- Neuron Industries is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.