Parametric
YC F25San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 7 employees · Hiring · 5 known investors
Parametric builds software for physical businesses to operate autonomously. The company is a public benefit corporation based in San Francisco.
Also known as Intelligent Machines
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F25)
Parametric was founded in 2025 by Cody Swain and John Newsom.
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Cody Swainin𝕏Co-Founder & CEOCody Swain previously led model ROI and offline simulation for recommendations at Facebook and founded a stablecoin wallet company. He has experience working on zero-knowledge proof technology for identity verification.
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John NewsominCo-Founder and CTOJohn Newsom led the self-driving team at Parallel Systems and conducted robotics research at BAIR, with focus on world models and large language models.
Investors · 5
Funding
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Competitors · 4
by search overlapDeepAware AI (Robotics Center of Silicon Valley)3 shared keywordsSilicon Valley Robotics Center is a full-stack robotics infrastructure provider offering hardware procurement, data collection, AI training, and fleet teleoperation services for robot learning and deployment. It serves academic labs, startups, and enterprises developing physical AI systems.
TheBotCompany3 shared keywordsA later venture from the Cruise founding team that Spark partnered on again.
Collaborative Robotics3 shared keywordsRedefining the future of human-robot interaction.
Inven3 shared keywordsInven provides AI-powered workflows for investment and consulting firms to automatically generate company materials such as market maps, financial profiles, and competitive landscapes from structured data. The platform serves management consulting firms and investment professionals who need to produce analyst-ready documents and decks at scale.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Parametric do?
- Parametric builds software for physical businesses to operate autonomously. The company is a public benefit corporation based in San Francisco.
- Who founded Parametric?
- Parametric was founded by Cody Swain, John Newsom in 2025.
- Who are Parametric's investors?
- Parametric's investors include Swell Partners, Y Combinator, Mubadala Capital, Opera Tech Ventures, Space Capital.
- Where is Parametric headquartered?
- Parametric is headquartered in San Francisco, US.







