Manifold
Manifold is a YC Summer 2026 (S26) company. Based in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Team of 2.
About Manifold
Summary
Manifold deploys autonomous robots into warehouses to handle case picking, trailer loading and unloading, and palletizing, replacing manual labor for physically demanding case-handling tasks. The robots integrate with existing ERP, WMS, and WES systems, map operating zones on arrival, and use remote human operators to resolve edge cases. The service targets warehouse operators who cannot or do not want to undertake a large retrofit project to adopt automation.
Business model
Priced per pick, with no upfront costs.
Go-to-market
Warehouse operators book a deployment call directly through Manifold's website; robots are deployed into existing facilities in hours with no retrofitting required, enabling a fast, low-friction entry point for operations of any size.
From the Y Combinator listing
Deployment-ready robotic labor for the supply chain industry
The US Warehouse industry spends $75bn on labor each year. Yet, only 10% of US warehouses have any form of automation, because existing robotics are too expensive and hard to integrate. Manifold deploys autonomous robots that handle picking, loading / unloading, and palletizing — priced by pick. Integration in hours. No upfront costs. No retrofitting. No need to rebuild the operation around the robot. Our mission is to make it easy for any warehouse to adopt robotics.
Facts
- Industrials / Industrials -> Manufacturing and Robotics
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2
- Active
- Early
Founders (2)
- Joshua Ibrahim
- Nicolas Yeh
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