Synthetic Sciences
YC W26San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 2 employees · 1 known investors
Synthetic Sciences develops foundation models trained on research process data to enable autonomous scientific work, combining data capture infrastructure with model training to create AI systems with scientific judgment.
Also known as InkVell
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W26)
Synthetic Sciences was founded in 2025 by Ishaan Gangwani and Aayam Bansal.
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Ishaan GangwaniinCo-FounderIshaan Gangwani competed in the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence and achieved top competitive programming rankings. He previously participated in fellowship programs including Z-Fellows and Emergent Ventures.
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Aayam Bansalin𝕏Co-Founder, CEOAayam Bansal developed COVID-19 helpline infrastructure for the Indian government and previously founded AISock, a patented orthopaedic device that was acquired. He has published research in machine learning conferences including NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR, and participated in the Z-Fellows and Emergent Ventures programs.
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Synthetic7 shared keywordsSynthetic runs open-source AI models (any vLLM-supported LLM architecture) for users in private, secure datacenters without training on customer data or storing prompts and completions. It offers subscription and usage-based access through its own app or OpenAI-compatible tools, and provides Synbad, an open-source evaluation suite for coding agents.
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- What does Synthetic Sciences do?
- Synthetic Sciences develops foundation models trained on research process data to enable autonomous scientific work, combining data capture infrastructure with model training to create AI systems with scientific judgment.
- Who founded Synthetic Sciences?
- Synthetic Sciences was founded by Ishaan Gangwani, Aayam Bansal in 2025.
- Who are Synthetic Sciences's investors?
- Synthetic Sciences's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Synthetic Sciences headquartered?
- Synthetic Sciences is headquartered in San Francisco, US.