Both entries list the same team size, 4 and Dreamscale Labs was listed 5 days earlier.
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| Measure | Dreamscale Labs | Sona8 |
|---|---|---|
| Batch | Fall 2026 | Fall 2026 |
| Team size | 4 | 4 |
| Stage | Early | Early |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Industry | Industrials | B2B |
| Sectors | Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Infrastructure | HR Tech, AI, Conversational AI |
| Based | San Francisco | San Francisco |
| Year founded | 2026 | 2026 |
| Open roles | 0 | 0 |
| Founders | 4 | 2 |
| Group partner | David Lieb | Nicolas Dessaigne |
| Public repositories | 4 | not stated |
| Stars across them | 4 | not stated |
| Most used language | Python | not stated |
| Last push | 2026-09-04 | not stated |
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Dreamscale Labs
Against the 37 companies on file from Fall 2026. Median team 2, largest 6.
Sona8
Against the 37 companies on file from Fall 2026. Median team 2, largest 6.
Dreamscale Labs
Most-starred repository: inspect-robots-dropbear — 1 star, Python.
Counted 2026-09-06 across repositories the account owns; forks are excluded.
Sona8
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Dreamscale Labs
DSL is an applied research company working towards a future of truly general robots.
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Sona8
Sona8
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The full profile
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