Later Jash Mota
| Jash Mota | |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, founder |
|---|---|
| Known for | Founder of Flywheel AI |
Jash Mota is an entrepreneur and the founder of Flywheel AI, a San Francisco-based company that retrofits excavators with remote operation and autonomous capabilities. The company, described as "Waymo for excavators," was part of Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch.[1]
Career
Mota founded Flywheel AI in 2023.[2] The company develops technology that converts existing excavators for contractors, enabling remote operation to increase safety and productivity on construction sites. Flywheel AI's retrofit system can be installed on an excavator in approximately two hours, after which the machine can be controlled remotely.[3]
Beyond remote operation, Flywheel AI collects robotics context data from its deployed systems, which the company uses to train autonomous policies for excavators. This approach positions the company at the intersection of deep learning, hardware, and the construction industry.
The company addresses several longstanding challenges in the construction sector. According to industry estimates cited by the company, the shortage of skilled excavator operators costs the United States approximately $100 billion annually in project delays. Construction sites also experience significant safety risks, with over 1,000 deaths per year in the industry, and the sector has seen largely stagnant productivity over the past fifty years, with an estimated 40% downtime caused by operational inefficiencies.[4]
Flywheel AI is headquartered in San Francisco, California. As of late 2025, the company reported early revenue from three companies and a growing multimillion-dollar pipeline. The company's platform also includes operator performance monitoring capabilities, allowing contractors to remotely control multiple machines or sites simultaneously.[5]
Mota has shown interest in the startup ecosystem more broadly. In 2022, he attended a Y Combinator Startup School meetup at the offices of Zepto, the Indian quick-commerce company, where he engaged with its founders and reflected on lessons about speed of iteration and scrappiness in early-stage company building.
References
- ↑ "Flywheel AI – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Flywheel AI". 'Flywheel AI}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Flywheel AI – AngelsRound". 'AngelsRound}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Flywheel AI – AngelsRound". 'AngelsRound}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Flywheel AI". 'Flywheel AI}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.