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Saphira AI

YC S24

San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 7 employees · Hiring · 10 known investors

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Saphira automates functional safety analysis, risk modeling, and compliance evidence generation for hardware and robotics teams. The platform generates HARAs, TARAs, FMEAs, and safety cases to help companies meet ISO and regulatory standards before certification review.

Also known as Saphira, Inc. · Saphira · Saphira AI, Saphira

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareRoboticsComplianceEnterpriseAIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S24)

Saphira AI was founded in 2024 by Akshay Chalana and Oscar Avatare.

ACAkshay Chalana
Akshay ChalanaCEO & Co-FounderHe previously worked at Citadel on trading workflow configuration, Apple on large-scale dataset management for voice and vision products, Tesla on battery systems, Meta on machine learning frameworks, and Hyperloop on pod systems.
OAOscar Avatare
Oscar AvatareCTOOscar Avatare previously worked at Amazon and Twitter. He is now building Saphira AI, focusing on hardware compliance and safety solutions.

Investors · 10

Transpose Platform Managementlisted by Transpose Platform ManagementSan Francisco

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UNCOMMON DENOMINATORlisted by UNCOMMON DENOMINATORNew York

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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468 CapitalreportedBerlin

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BOND STreported

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Orange CollectivereportedDanville

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Sequoia CapitalreportedMenlo Park · $100K – $50M

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Stealth Capitalreported

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Venture Investment AssociatesreportedPeapack

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The YC application· Summer 2024 batch

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In the news

Saphira AI Funding | $5.5M Revenue | Complete Analysis | Extruct AIextruct.ai · Sep 2024Saphira: Vanta for hardwareycombinator.com · Jul 2024Saphira AI - Orchestrating safe hardware engineeringycombinator.com · Jun 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Saphira AI do?
Saphira automates functional safety analysis, risk modeling, and compliance evidence generation for hardware and robotics teams. The platform generates HARAs, TARAs, FMEAs, and safety cases to help companies meet ISO and regulatory standards before certification review.
Who founded Saphira AI?
Saphira AI was founded by Akshay Chalana, Oscar Avatare in 2024.
Who are Saphira AI's investors?
Saphira AI's investors include Soma Capital, Transpose Platform Management, UNCOMMON DENOMINATOR, Y Combinator, 468 Capital, BOND ST, Orange Collective, Sequoia Capital and 2 more.
Where is Saphira AI headquartered?
Saphira AI is headquartered in San Francisco, US.