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Zendar

YC S17 ↗

San Francisco, US · Founded 2017 · Delaware corporation · 45 employees · 7 known investors

zendar.io ↗

Zendar provides a production-ready perception platform for robotics and autonomous systems, enabling teams to deploy real-world applications faster without rebuilding foundational perception infrastructure. The platform includes pre-trained models, training and deployment tooling, and efficient execution on affordable hardware.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S17)

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Vinayak NagpalinFounder

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Jimmy WanginFounder

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Ching Ming WangDirector

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Sven StrohbandDirector

Investors · 7

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Cota CapitalSan Francisco

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FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M

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TRACSonoma · $250K – $2M

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TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Franciscovia Fred Campbell · inferred

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Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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FCVCreportedSan Francisco

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Khosla VenturesreportedMenlo Park · $5K – $50Mvia Sven Strohband · board

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