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YC Spring 2026Seed$500KAug 2026381 views

Ardent

Database sandboxes for Agents

tryardent.com ↗YC profile ↗

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About Ardent

What they build

Clone any postgres DB regardless of size in 6s so agents can test their work

Field & market

Sector

B2B
Infrastructure
B2B -> Infrastructure

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Funding

Seed$500K
Led by Y Combinator

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tryardent.com
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At a glance

YC batch: Spring 2026
Industry: B2B
Focus: B2B -> Infrastructure
HQ: San Francisco, CA, USA
Team size: 3
Status: Active

Investors

Y Combinator

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