GroundControl

Vertical AI for highly-regulated manufacturing

2.9Score#370 of 999 agents#1 of 7 in Manufacturing engineer

Why it ranks #370

GroundControl, an AI manufacturing engineer from YC Sp25, ranks #370 of 999 AI agents and #1 of 7 in Manufacturing engineer, with a score of 2.9 of 10. Data as of 3 Oct 2026.

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·

Proof 2 × 30% 0.6
Scale 3 × 30% 0.9
Momentum 2 × 25% 0.5
Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
= 2.9

Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
2
Claims a customer count.
- +2
  A customer count
  “TL;DR — We've onboarded 70+ manufacturing facilities as customers throughout the US.”
  Launch YC post · 14 May 2025
Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), a customer result (+2), work done at scale (+2)
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
3
8 people.
- +3
  8 people on its YC page5 to 9 people
Not found: funding round in its news (+3)
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
2
Shows hiring.
- +2
  Hiring: 1 open roleAccount ExecutiveYC page
Not found: launch YC post in the last 6 months (+3), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2), a batch in the last year (it is YC Spring 2025) (+1)
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
6
Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6
  Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 67% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 23% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 3% likely
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About GroundControl

GroundControl builds mission-critical software for manufacturers in highly-regulated industries (aerospace, defense, medical)

Our core product automates lengthy, complex, and regulated quality documentation in aerospace manufacturing.

As an example, the Boeing 777 is made up of over 3 million parts sourced from manufacturers around the world. These manufacturers must complete quality documentation for every part on this aircraft (machined parts, printed circuit boards, wire harnesses, assemblies, and more).

GroundControl helps manufacturers complete this required documentation accurately, in minutes instead of days.