Idler

Idler builds reinforcement-learning training environments modeled on real-world coding scenarios, teaching AI models to debug and reason through complex software problems at an expert-engineer level. Founded in San Francisco in 2025 by Ivan Chub, Nalu Concepcion, and Tony Goss, the company joined Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch and has since grown to a team of 13.

  • Seed
  • AI/ML
  • Deep Tech
  • Enterprise Software
  • Software & Internet

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Aug 21, 2026

Latest raise

Funding activity · 1 round

Raise timeline

  1. Aug 21, 2026

    $9M

    Seed

    Led by Paradigm

    • Feross Aboukhadijeh
    • Long Journey Ventures
    • Y Combinator
    • Paradigm
    • Lynett Capital
    • Manish Chandra
    • Catheryn Li
    • Dan Posch
    • Janine Leger
    • Nur Bazylbekov
    • Smaiyl Makyshov

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  • Access to core AI adoption signals
  • 3–5 curated slices per week
  • 30–60 companies / week
  • AI Adoption Score
  • Deal-ready insights (why + pitch angle)
  • Basic filters (recency, slice, score)
  • CSV export
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  • 60–120 companies / week
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  • Advanced filters (industry, size, use case)
  • Deeper company insights
  • Faster export + bulk workflows

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