Marengo
Marengo is a YC Summer 2026 (S26) company. Based in San Francisco, CA, USA. Team of 5.
About Marengo
Summary
Marengo designs data centers for large-scale builders, cutting the time and cost of engineering work that traditional firms handle manually. Its AI-native approach compresses the design process, replacing the slow, labor-intensive workflows that conventional architecture and engineering teams use to produce data center plans.
Go-to-market
Large data center developers and builders are the primary customers, engaged through a direct sales motion targeting organizations that run complex, high-volume construction programs.
From the Y Combinator listing
AI-Native Engineering Firm designing Data Centers
Marengo designs data centers in half the time and half the cost with AI. We’re working with some of the largest data center builders in the world to improve how design is done today. We're backed by Y Combinator, a16z & Index Venture Scout Funds, as well as investors/angels in OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX, and more. Our advisors include the former President & CEO of Saipem America ($3B+ P&L), former President of Exyte's Advanced Technology Facilities GBU ($6B+ P&L) and more.
Facts
- Industrials / Industrials -> Energy
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- 5
- Active
- Early
Founders (2)
- Emil Ares
- Gad Marconi
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