TL;DR: If you are replacing Pina Earth, the closest options are Boost Biomes, ThereCraft, Iron Grid. The table below compares 12 alternatives on what they do, stage, size and status.
Every alternative below is compared on what it actually does, not just its category — so you can see which one genuinely replaces Pina Earth (YC Winter 2022).
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The three closest alternatives to Pina Earth are:
| Alternative | What it does | Stage | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boost Biomes | — | YC Summer 2019 | 12 | Inactive |
| ThereCraft | — | YC Summer 2017 | 1 | Active |
| Iron Grid | Foundational models for risk and quality. | YC Summer 2025 | 2 | Active |
| Phykos | Growing seaweed to stabilize the climate. | YC Summer 2021 | 2 | Active |
| StableBrowse | Building the Data Infrastructure layer for Physical AI. | YC Spring 2026 | 3 | Active |
| PowerX | AI powered sensors that save energy, water and emissions | YC Winter 2020 | 20 | Acquired |
| Carbonfact | Decarbonizing the fashion industry | YC Summer 2021 | 22 | Active |
| Wand Solar | We enable landlords to generate income from solar panels. | YC Summer 2022 | 2 | Active |
| Wyvern | High-res hyperspectral pictures of Earth from space | YC Winter 2022 | 26 | Active |
| Genecis Bio | Makes guilt-free plastics from food waste | YC Winter 2020 | 30 | Active |
| Posh | Rapidly deployable energy solutions for modern commercial and… | YC Winter 2022 | 10 | Active |
| Rewbi | A stealth mode startup. | YC Summer 2024 | 3 | Active |
It depends on your size. Boost Biomes is the closest match on what Pina Earth actually does. If you need something more established, sort the table by team size — larger teams generally mean more support and a longer track record. If budget is the constraint, the earlier-batch companies are usually the ones still competing on price.
Pina Earth has been acquired, which often means pricing, roadmap or support changes. That is the usual reason people start looking at this list.
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and was matched to Pina Earth on what it actually does — its own description of its product — rather than on a broad category label. Batch, team size and operating status come from the YC directory and are shown as-is. We do not rank by payment.
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