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machine0 launch: what they're building and where to launch next

What they're building

AWS for Agents

Batch
Y Combinator Summer 2026
Industry
B2B
Team size
1
Based
Paris, Île-de-France, France

Founders

machine0.io ↗

See their funding details ↗

machine0 on the record

What they shipped

  • From its YC profile: machine0 is a CLI for agent compute: machine0 new mybox gives your agent a full cloud VM, billed by the minute, from small up to 60 vCPU / 240 GB and 8×H100s. Agents drive it themselves via CLI or MCP. Agent workloads are moving from ephemeral to always-on. A coding agent working on a hard feature runs 6-8 hours. Auto-research agents run for days. machine0 is the environment in which these agents run. (source)
  • Its own site describes it as: "Up to 60 vCPUs, 240 GB RAM & GPUs. Designed for agents using CLI or MCP. Billed by the minute." (source)

Who is behind it

  • Barnaby Malet, Founder/CEO: Engineer. 2 x YC Founder. Currently founder/CEO of machine0 (S26). Previously cofounder/CTO/CPO of Upflow (W20). Before all that, Computer Science @ Imperial College London. (source)

Timeline

  1. 2026: founded, per its YC profile. (source)
  2. 2026-08-18: "Launch HN: machine0 (YC S26) – Persistent CPU and GPU VMs from the CLI" posted to Hacker News by bwm, 83 points and 44 comments. (source)

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Where else to launch machine0

  • Hacker News (Show HN) ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Hacker News readers; engineers, technical founders, infra-curious people
  • Product Hunt ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree
  • Indie Hackers Forum ↗
    Self-promotion allowed
    Audience: IndieHackers; bootstrapped solo founders sharing revenue and behind-the-scenes
  • Demand Curve ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • Dev Hunt ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree
  • 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

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