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Bernard launch: what they're building and where to launch next

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What they're building

AI employees that run home appliance repair companies

Batch
Y Combinator Summer 2026
Industry
B2B
Team size
9
Based
New York City, NY, USA

Founders

bernardhq.com ↗

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Bernard on the record

What they shipped

  • From its YC profile: Bernard builds AI employees for home and commercial appliance servicers. They work across phone, text, email, warranty feeds, and existing systems to manage customer communication, scheduling, and dispatch, carrying each job through diagnosis, parts preparation, technician handoff, and follow-up. At the center is Pre-ID, which combines the exact appliance and its symptoms with repair history, similar completed visits, manufacturer guidance, and parts data to produce a diagnosis, ranked parts, and follow-up questions. (source)
  • Its own site describes it as: "Bernard is software that answers the phones, books the jobs, and pre-IDs the parts for appliance repair servicers." (source)

Who is behind it

  • Dan Katzman, Founder/CEO: Dan is the co-founder and CEO of Bernard, where he focuses on building AI employees for the world’s most efficient appliance repair servicers. Before Bernard, he led strategy and operations at Nava Benefits and began his career at City Light Capital and Golub Capital. A native New Yorker, Dan graduated from the University of Southern California. (source)
  • David Goodfellow, Founder/CTO: Co-Founder at Bernard (YC S26). Previously Engineering Manager at Radar Labs, where he led the fraud and geo-compliance products. Started career at Disney+. USC B.S. CS/BA + M.S. Data Informatics. (source)

Timeline

  1. 2026: founded, per its YC profile. (source)
  2. 2024-01-23: "Show HN: Bernard – a link checker for your website" posted to Hacker News by sph, 104 points and 73 comments. (source)

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Where else to launch Bernard

  • Product Hunt ↗
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  • Indie Hackers Forum ↗
    Self-promotion allowed
    Audience: IndieHackers; bootstrapped solo founders sharing revenue and behind-the-scenes
  • Hacker News (Show HN) ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Hacker News readers; engineers, technical founders, infra-curious people
  • Demand Curve ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • No Code Founders ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • OnlineGeniuses ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • Product Makers ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • ProductLed ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group

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