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Y Combinator Launches of the Week

  • Writer: Karan Bhatia
    Karan Bhatia
  • Apr 23
  • 2 min read

(This round-up is for informational purposes only, and in order of the date/time of the launch, from earliest to latest)


1) Cohesion: Founded by Devon Krapcho, Matthew McBrien, and Matt Munns, Cohesion is building AI agents for hedge funds. Know More At: cohesionplatform.com


2) Ontora: Founded by Maximilian Arnold, Leon Iwanowitsch, and David Korn, Ontora gives C-suite leaders AI agents that interview every employee to uncover process bottlenecks across their organization. Know More At: ontora.com


3) Woz: Founded by Ben Collins and Brad Eckert, Woz is the highest performing, lowest cost AI coding agent. Know More At: wozcode.com


4) Interfaze: Founded by Yoeven D Khemlani and Harsha Vardhan Khurdula, Interfaze is an AI model built on a new architecture that merges specialized DNN/CNN models with LLMs for developer tasks that require deterministic output and high consistency, like OCR, web scraping, classification, Speech-to-text (STT), and more. Know More At: interfaze.ai


5) Arzana: Founded by William Alexander and Marshall Kools, Arzana is an AI automation for the manufacturing office. Know More At: arzana.com


6) Trellus: Founded by Ajinkya Nene and Craig Bonnoit, Trellus delivers simple coaching prompts to your salespeople in real time as they speak to prospects. Prompts are delivered in response to what is happening in a conversation. Know More At: trellus.ai


7) matforge: Founded by Akash Ramdas and Advaith Sridhar, matforge is building AI scientists that discover new materials for the semiconductor industry, specifically datacenters and fabs. Know More At: matforge.ai


8) Pairio: Founded by Matthias Wolf and Tim Zinkl, Pairio is an AI mobile app to help technicians fix broken equipment in factories. Know More At: pairio.com


9) Gauge: Founded by Caelean Barnes and Evan Doyle, Gauge is your marketing agent for organic, paid, and AI search. They have launched Gauge Sentiment: See exactly how AI models talk about your brand.

Know More At: withgauge.com

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