YC F26 startup VirajAero repurposes aircraft turbines to power data centers with 40% more output per fuel
ycombinator · x · 2026-11-01
Garry Tan amplifies VirajAero (YC F26), calling YC "the YC for hard tech." The startup adapts turbines built to fly into data center power units: they make their own cooling water from exhaust, extract 40% more power from the same fuel, and get permitted in weeks — no water connection or grid wait required.
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