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Jul 2026A third-party security analysis reported that Cactus Hybrid cloud handoff can disable TLS peer and hostname verification by default unless CACTUS_CLOUD_STRICT_SSL is set, which could expose handoff traffic and tool context.
SourceKernels & Engine for running AI on consumer devices.
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Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
Cactus Compute is a San Francisco-based YC S25 startup building an open-source, hybrid on-device AI inference engine for phones, laptops, wearables, and other edge devices, with cloud handoff for harder requests.
Primary product
Cactus Engine
Founded
2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
20-30
Industry
Research Services
Sub-industry
on-device AI inference / edge AI infrastructure
Offices
San Francisco, California, United States (HQ)
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