# Torus

[Torus on Hacklab](https://hacklab.so/org/torus)

Startup · 2 people on Hacklab

## Links

- [Website](https://www.usetorus.com/)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/torus)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/torus-intelligence/)

## About

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## YC company profile

Legora for physical engineering firms

Torus lets engineering firms and project owners build infrastructure 10x faster to reindustrialize America and the West. 

We're working with multiple Fortune 500 companies to build critical infrastructure including data centers and critical energy installations.

- **YC batch:** Summer 2026
- **Founded:** 2026
- **Team size:** 6
- **Location:** San Francisco
- **Country:** US
- **Status:** Active
- **Industry:** Industrials
- **Stage:** Early
- **Tags:** Construction, Energy, Enterprise Software, AI, Industrial
- **YC partner:** Gustaf Alstromer

## Founders

### Marcus Lima — Founder/CEO

Co-founder and CEO of Torus. We build agentic engineering tools for capital project engineering firms.

Previously founder of Heimdal, direct air carbon capture technology and infrastructure.

Oxford and Cambridge grad.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-lima-144974101/) · [X](https://twitter.com/MarcusLimaGN)

### Rahul Thayil — Founder/CTO

Co-founder & CTO at Torus (YC S26). 

Prev. Founder of Orion - AI threat intelligence and response automation.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-thayil/)

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

## Current staff

- [Marcus Lima](https://hacklab.so/marcus-lima) — Founder/CEO (Present)
- [Rahul Thayil](https://hacklab.so/rahul-thayil) — Founder/CTO (Present)

## Open jobs

- [Electrical Engineer](https://hacklab.so/jobs/e8a35e4f-800e-5a62-88ff-8e9c6f719b14) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco, CA, US / Houston, TX, US · $100K \- $200K · 0\.25% \- 0\.50% equity
- [Member of Nontechnical Staff \(GTM\)](https://hacklab.so/jobs/e7cc5536-5739-578e-9150-7bdd0476b613) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco, CA, US · $100K \- $150K · 0\.05% \- 0\.10% equity
- [Physical Infrastructure Engineer \(any discipline\)](https://hacklab.so/jobs/b9177f00-5eea-5309-b61a-9500d43b617f) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco, CA, US · $100K \- $200K · 0\.25% \- 0\.50% equity
- [AI Engineer \(interested in physical infrastructure\)](https://hacklab.so/jobs/916528c0-9a74-5788-a3ed-a8c64b30d092) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco, CA, US · $150K \- $250K · 0\.25% \- 0\.50% equity