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YC Summer 2016 AI Companies

Every AI company in Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch — 9 startups, 6 still active, 3 acquired. Team sizes, verticals, and locations.

Companies
9
Active
6
Acquired
3
Headcount
2,163
Dossiers
5
Verticals in this batch 18 tracked
saas2 marketplace2 synthetic biology1 biotech1 drug discovery1 manufacturing1 enterprise1 ai assistant1
All 9 companies largest first
Athelas
Extensible, Integrated Technology that Simplifies Health Systems
S2016 Est. 2016 1000 people Mountain View DOSSIER
Scale AI
Data-centric infrastructure to accelerate the development of AI
S2016 Est. 2016 500 people San Francisco DOSSIER
People.ai
Harnesses business activity to unlock growth.
S2016 Est. 2016 300 people San Francisco DOSSIER
garten
Creating workplace wellbeing.
S2016 Est. 2014 201 people Burlingame ACQUIRED DOSSIER
Miso
We make booking services as easy as buying products online.
S2016 Est. 2016 100 people Seoul DOSSIER
OneChronos
The Smart Market for Institutional Investors
S2016 35 people New York
Saleswhale
Saleswhale is an automated sales assistant that follows up with your…
S2016 23 people Singapore ACQUIRED
Synvivia
Synvivia applies chemical control over cell behavior
S2016 4 people Berkeley
Iris Automation
Enabling autonomous drone operations globally through AI software
S2016 Est. 2015 ACQUIRED
Every batch 38 tracked
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