Is Orvixo profitable in 2026?

No. Orvixo is a 2-person, pre-revenue startup in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch as of 2026-07-24, with no disclosed revenue, customer count, or named logos found in any source.

How many employees does Orvixo have?

YC's directory lists Orvixo at 2 employees based in London as of 2026-07-24, consistent with a company only weeks into its YC Summer 2026 batch.

Who is Orvixo's biggest competitor?

Arrakis, which emerged from stealth on 2026-07-22 with $38M in funding and a $140M post-money valuation, building a broader agentic industrial AI operating system that overlaps with Orvixo's factory-planning niche.

Could AI replace human production planners at companies using Orvixo?

Orvixo's own product is designed to replace manual, spreadsheet-based production scheduling with AI-generated adaptive schedules, per its site orvixo.ai as of n.d., though humans retain approval control over final 'Executable Plans'.

Orvixo is privately held; no independent ownership or funding disclosures exist beyond its Y Combinator Summer 2026 batch membership as of 2026-07-24, and founder names are unconfirmed in public sources.

What does Orvixo actually build?

Orvixo builds an AI advanced planning and scheduling tool that models a factory's constraints and rules to generate optimized, end-to-end production schedules, per its site orvixo.ai, with a related listing also describing it as moving toward an 'AI MES.'

YC Summer 2026 · United Kingdom

Orvixo

AI tool that builds live factory schedules for manufacturers, 2-person YC S26 team.

Losing its protection

Assessed 27 July 2026 · Evidence as of 27 July 2026

The structural protection is eroding.

On the recordSince 27 July 2026 · Checkable from September 2026 · Every call on the record Checkpoint: YC S26 Demo Day and any Series A news from Orvixo or Arrakis

The call

Orvixo is a two-person team chasing a real gap in factory planning software just as Arrakis, Zentio, and the big suite makers all move into the same space at once.

Orvixo is a two-person startup using artificial intelligence to help factories plan their production better. The problem is real and companies like Siemens, SAP, and a new competitor called Arrakis are all racing to solve it with better funding and bigger teams. Orvixo has no customers yet and no clear reason why a factory would pick them over these rivals, so the team needs to find and lock in real factory customers fast, ideally in the next year, before the window for startups in this space closes.

Why

AI pressure: Arrakis. Arrakis left stealth with $38M and a live agentic OS for industrial planning, the same job Orvixo is building toward. Could AI do the core job? Only partly.

Bigger players: Siemens (Industrial Copilot with Microsoft) and SAP (Joule). Both incumbents already ship AI add-ons inside their existing planning suites, where most factories already run. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.

What protects it. No proven wedge yet; only speed and a still-forming category stand between Orvixo and better-funded rivals.

What would change this call

Orvixo announces named pilot customers or a Series A within 6 months. Would show it is gaining real traction against Arrakis and incumbents.
Arrakis announces its first vertical focus or named customer wins. Would show a better-funded rival is closing the same niche window.
SAP or Siemens ships AI-native planning features (SAP Joule, Siemens Industrial Copilot) into existing accounts. Would show incumbents are closing the window before Orvixo gets seats locked in.

Key numbers

Arrakis raised $38M, $140M post-money valuation (2026-07-22)
Zentio raised €1.4M pre-seed for similar AI planning (2025-12-10)
Orvixo lists 2 employees, based in London (2026-07-24)

Named risks

No customers, revenue, or retention data disclosed as of 2026-07-24. Severity: high
Better-funded rival Arrakis ($38M, 2026-07-22) targets overlapping industrial AI planning space. Severity: high
Positioning drift between APS-only tool and broader AI MES signals unresolved product strategy. Severity: medium
No independently confirmed moat; workflow lock-in claim is vendor-stated only. Severity: high
Incumbents (SAP, Siemens) already shipping AI copilots, narrowing window to build lock-in. Severity: medium

Rivals, as read in July 2026

Rival	Direction	Evidence
Arrakis	losing to	Arrakis launched with $38M funding and $140M valuation on 2026-07-22, far outpacing 2-person Orvixo
Zentio	contesting	Zentio raised €1.4M pre-seed on 2025-12-10 targeting the same AI-native factory planning niche
Bizmark	contesting	Same YC S26 batch (listed 2026-07-22), building overlapping manufacturing scheduling and optimization tool
Siemens Opcenter, SAP APO, AspenTech	losing to	Incumbents already shipping AI copilots (SAP Joule, Siemens Industrial Copilot with Microsoft since 2023-10-31)
Palantir, Accenture, BCG	losing to	Per Fortune 2026-07-22, these larger players are also racing into industrial/manufacturing AI

Questions people ask

Is Orvixo profitable in 2026?: No. Orvixo is a 2-person, pre-revenue startup in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch as of 2026-07-24, with no disclosed revenue, customer count, or named logos found in any source.
How many employees does Orvixo have?: YC's directory lists Orvixo at 2 employees based in London as of 2026-07-24, consistent with a company only weeks into its YC Summer 2026 batch.
Who is Orvixo's biggest competitor?: Arrakis, which emerged from stealth on 2026-07-22 with $38M in funding and a $140M post-money valuation, building a broader agentic industrial AI operating system that overlaps with Orvixo's factory-planning niche.
Could AI replace human production planners at companies using Orvixo?: Orvixo's own product is designed to replace manual, spreadsheet-based production scheduling with AI-generated adaptive schedules, per its site orvixo.ai as of n.d., though humans retain approval control over final 'Executable Plans'.
Who owns Orvixo?: Orvixo is privately held; no independent ownership or funding disclosures exist beyond its Y Combinator Summer 2026 batch membership as of 2026-07-24, and founder names are unconfirmed in public sources.
What does Orvixo actually build?: Orvixo builds an AI advanced planning and scheduling tool that models a factory's constraints and rules to generate optimized, end-to-end production schedules, per its site orvixo.ai, with a related listing also describing it as moving toward an 'AI MES.'

Timeline

2026-07-24YC directory lists Orvixo as S2026, Active, 2 employees, based in London
2026-07-22Arrakis emerges from stealth with $38M funding and $140M post-money valuation, per Fortune
2026-07-22Bizmark and Operon listed alongside Orvixo as YC S26 manufacturing/industrials peers
2025-12-11Zentio's €1.4M pre-seed raise reported by Vestbee
2025-12-10Zentio secures €1.4M pre-seed for AI factory planning, per Tech Funding News
2023-10-31Siemens and Microsoft partner on Siemens Industrial Copilot, per Siemens press release

Revision history

27 July 2026

First assessed. Losing its protection. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.

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