# AquaShield

[AquaShield on Hacklab](https://hacklab.so/org/aquashield)

Startup · 2 people on Hacklab

## Links

- [Website](https://aquashieldai.com/)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aquashield)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aquashieldai)
- [X](https://x.com/AquaShieldai)

## About

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## YC company profile

AI water leak detection for buildings

AquaShield protects large real estate portfolios against water damage (losses of up to hundreds of millions per year).

- **YC batch:** Spring 2026
- **Founded:** 2026
- **Team size:** 3
- **Location:** San Francisco
- **Country:** US
- **Status:** Active
- **Industry:** Real Estate and Construction
- **Stage:** Early
- **YC partner:** Nicolas Dessaigne

## Founders

### Paul Beckers — Founder/CEO

Co-founder & CEO @ AquaShield | Prev. Robotics Researcher @ MIT

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pbeckers1)

### Marguerite Benoist — Founder/CTO

Co-founder & CTO @ AquaShield | Prev Robotics Researcher @ Harvard

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marguerite-benoist)

[Source: Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aquashield) · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.

## Current staff

- [Marguerite Benoist](https://hacklab.so/marguerite-benoist) — Founder/CTO (Present)
- [Paul Beckers](https://hacklab.so/paul-beckers) — Founder/CEO (Present)

## Open jobs

- [Founding Full\-Stack Hardware Engineer](https://hacklab.so/jobs/ed6ec178-f86b-5769-ab0f-2e48afbf092a) — Full\-time · On\-site · Zürich, ZH, CH / Zürich, Zurich, CH · $100K \- $160K · 1\.00% \- 5\.00% equity