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

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What they're building

AI-Native Engineering Firm designing Data Centers

Batch
Y Combinator Summer 2026
Industry
Industrials
Team size
5
Based
San Francisco, CA, USA

Founders

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Marengo on the record

What they shipped

  • From its YC profile: Marengo is an AI-native engineering firm designing data centers in half the time and half the cost. We have $4M in design partnerships with two of the world's largest developers ($XB). Marengo is backed by YC, Future Planet Capital, undisclosed $2B AUM family office, and other top-tier investors. Our advisors include the former President & CEO of Saipem America ($3B+ P&L), former President of Exyte's Advanced Technology Facilities GBU ($6B+ P&L) and more. (source)
  • Its own site describes it as: "The engineering firm reimagined for speed. From Site Due Diligence through FEED and permitting design, Marengo delivers pre-construction engineering in half the traditional time." (source)

Who is behind it

  • Emil Ares, Founder/CEO: Founded my first company at 16, making six figures. Ex-Cambridge Physicist working on world's most powerful magnets (56MW) at the 1.4GW MagLab facility. Ex-UK Space Agency. (source)
  • Gad Marconi, Founder/CTO: Ex-AI software engineer at Nuclear and Energy EPC. Built and deployed on-site data center infrastructure at the 25MW Swiss Flumenthal hydroelectric plant. Ex-TU Delft. (source)

Timeline

  1. 2026: founded, per its YC profile. (source)

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