LATO
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About LATO
YC company profile
Predict how market participants behave
LATO is the agent-native research and simulation system that lets investors and companies test any thesis. Funds managing $400bn+ use LATO, including General Atlantic, Hg, Generation, NEA and Verdane, along with their portfolio companies.
We’re backed by leading funds including Y Combinator, Air Street Capital and Axiom Partners. Our angels include Paul Graham and co-founders of Vercel, ElevenLabs, Snowflake and Rogo. LATO was founded by a former private equity investor and an AI/ML engineer.
- YC batch: Summer 2026
- Founded: 2026
- Team size: 2
- Location: San Francisco
- Country: US
- Status: Active
- Industry: B2B
- Stage: Early
- Tags: B2B, Investing, Market Research, AI
- YC partner: Gustaf Alstromer
Founders
Tymek Staniszewski — Founder/CEO
Co-Founder at LATO - we predict how market participants behave
Previously 6 years in private equity at Verdane ($11B AUM)
Tien Chu — Founder/CTO
Co-Founder at LATO (S26), the agent-native research and simulation platform for investors. Previously ML and SWE across enterprise R&D, research labs, and early-stage startups. Studied CS, Math, and Philosophy at University of Warsaw.
Source: Y Combinator · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.