Manicule (YC P26)

AI Native Developer Relations

[David J Phillips @davj]

Most companies don't realize they have a documentation problem until everyone already depends on it.

Customers use it. New hires use it. Engineers use it.

And when documentation falls out of date, the whole system starts working against itself

People stop trusting what they're reading

Teams lose context

And nobody can fix it, because the problem is everywhere at once

The longer it goes unfixed, the harder it is to untangle

That's the opportunity Manicule saw

They're building an AI-native DevRel company for developer tools - owning documentation, technical content, GEO, and distribution across social channels.

The premise isn't that AI should replace expertise. It's that expertise should scale.

Their AI agents audit and test at scale. Their humans own the architecture, the writing, and the creative direction.

Every review improves the system

Every project creates more context. Every iteration raises the bar

What started as a highly manual business - helping developer companies create better technical content - has become a scalable AI-native operation

Today, Manicule works with some of the fastest-growing developer tool companies - including Supermemory, Greptile, and Reducto - has scaled fast over the last few months, and has more demand than it can take on.

Not because they publish more content. Because they help developer companies create content developers actually trust.

🎙️ @NamanBansal0611 & @shreyansj , Co-founders @manicule on @fondocom @thestartpod

Huge thanks to @numeral for making this episode possible!

[Manicule (YC P26) @manicule]

@shcallaway @ycombinator @greptile @skyvern @supermemory @NamanBansal0611 @shreyansj content is going to play a big role for not just human but organic agent discovery of developer tools

[Naman Bansal @NamanBansal0611]

A year ago, AI memory wasn't even a real market. Most devs thought of it as a vector DB.

Today, @supermemory is one of the most well-known AI memory companies, and content played a huge role in it. (200K+ views on reddit, millions of SEO impressions, etc.)

Here's the complete BTS of how we built their content engine from scratch, my learnings, and how it led to more inbound 👇:

[Manicule (YC P26) @manicule]

book a call: https://t.co/DKSbHRa0JC

[Manicule (YC P26) @manicule]

We've delivered 40% lower support tickets, millions in impressions across socials and 25% better agent usability with our docs for some of the biggest devtools!

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

Manicule (@manicule) owns docs and developer content for @Greptile, @Skyvern, @Supermemory, and others. Half the cost of a DevRel, twice as fast, written for agents.

Comment 'AUDIT' for a free audit of your docs.

Congrats on the launch, @NamanBansal0611 and @shreyansj!

https://t.co/zivcl4dePB

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

Manicule (@manicule) owns docs and developer content for @Greptile, @Skyvern, @Supermemory, and others. Half the cost of a DevRel, twice as fast, written for agents.

Comment 'AUDIT' for a free audit of your docs.

Congrats on the launch, @NamanBansal0611 and @shreyansj!

https://t.co/zivcl4dePB

[Manicule (YC P26) @manicule]

docs (dot) review

[Shreyans Jain @shreyansj]

user: *copy pastes code snippet from docs*

*snippet doesn't work*

*user leaves*

Manicule Audit now runs and verifies your code snippet

Test your snippets 🔗🧵

[Manicule (YC P26) @manicule]

@NamanBansal0611 avg launch

[Naman Bansal @NamanBansal0611]

@shreyansj spent $527 on the domain https://t.co/QFGY5TSVZf so we built an actually good audit tool on top of it.

Try it out now - https://t.co/QFGY5TSVZf

There’s also a leaderboard! current company to beat is @supabase at 75

[Manicule (YC P26) @manicule]

our lovely @shreyansj spent $527 on the domain https://t.co/hk3Jv31U34 so we built an actually good audit tool on top of it.

There’s also a leaderboard! current company to beat is @supabase at 75

[Manicule (YC P26) @manicule]

@NamanBansal0611 atleast we're grabbing LLMs attention

[Naman Bansal @NamanBansal0611]

@supermemory and @DhravyaShah have been huge reasons behind @manicule's growth. They were the perfect first client for us, and I don't think I've ever learnt more related to startups in a 3-month span in my life.

There's a reason his case study still stays pinned on my profile - one of our proudest projects to date.

[Manicule (YC P26) @manicule]

@theo ai native agencies

[Shreyans Jain @shreyansj]

we're trending!

thanks for the support everyone

[Manicule (YC P26) @manicule]

At Manicule, agents and humans work together to bring you the best technical documentation in the industry.

We’re already at $150K+ ARR with just a team of 5 and we’ve worked with @greptile, @reductoai, @supermemory, and more.

If you’re building devtools or developer focused products, get in touch!

[Naman Bansal @NamanBansal0611]

We just got into @ycombinator, got $500K, and I’m moving to SF!

We are two 18-year-olds building @manicule, an AI-native agency that creates technical docs for dev tools. Team of 5, ~$150k+ ARR, worked with @greptile, @reductoai, @supermemory, etc.

I started this business last year while in Goa on my grad trip. I wasn’t even gonna apply to YC if it weren’t for @shreyansj forcing me to do it 3 hours after the deadline.

I’m excited to welcome him as a cofounder as we scale, and I can’t wait to see what’s next.

If you’re in SF, hmu let’s hang out! DMs open.

[Shreyans Jain @shreyansj]

We are joining Y Combinator!

4 years ago, just weeks after meeting in school, Naman and I recorded our first YC founder intro on Google Meet from our bedrooms in Agra, our hometown in India.

We were 15 but we wanted to change the world just as much as we want to today, maybe even more. They were also just as confident they’d get in (lol).

Today, we’re two 18 year olds building @manicule, an AI native technical documentation studio. We’re already at $150K+ ARR with just a team of 5 and we’ve worked with @greptile, @reductoai, @supermemory, and more.

A year ago, I skipped college to build something real and we keep building now!