{
  "id": 9451711,
  "title": "AI coding startup ByteAsk raises $1 million from YC, Entrepreneur First",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/ai-coding-startup-byteask-raises-1-million-from-yc-entrepreneur-first",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-24T00:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/ai-coding-startup-byteask-raises-1-million-from-yc-entrepreneur-first/articleshow/134443548.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AI coding startup ByteAsk has secured $1 million in funding from Y Combinator, Entrepreneur First, and angel investors. The company, founded in June 2026 and based in San Francisco with operations in the US and India, is developing specialized AI coding agents for C and C++ developers in high-stakes industries such as defense, aerospace, robotics, high-frequency trading, automotive, and semiconductors.\n\nByteAsk's CEO, Anirudha Kulkarni, explained that the startup aims to address the limitations of generic coding agents and the technical challenges faced by developers working with C and C++. The founders, both IIT Delhi computer science graduates, were inspired by their experience at legal AI startup LawSutra AI, which they co-founded and later sold to Manupatra.\n\nThe company plans to use the raised funds to expand its teams, invest in GPU compute and training data, and build secure, private, and on-premises infrastructure for sensitive industries. ByteAsk expects engineers to use its product six times more intensively than a comparable open-source coding agent, with weekly active users doubling week-on-week.\n\nIn internal benchmarks, ByteAsk's model resolves 89% of engineering tickets compared to 61% for the best existing model without the specialized environment. They are also developing a post-training approach for C++ to release the first language model specifically post-trained for the language within the next six to eight months. Y Combinator partner Nemil Dalal praised the founders' passion, authenticity, and technical expertise in identifying a gap in current AI coding tools.",
  "summary": "The startup is building AI coding agents for C and C++ developers working in high-stakes industries such as defence, aerospace, robotics, high-frequency trading, automotive and semiconductors, ByteAsk said.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}