Why it ranks
How the rank works- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- team of 3Team size · YC's directory+3.1
A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI, Data, Devtools | Inactive | YCS23 | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCW20 | |
| Data, Devtools | Active | YCW20 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data, Devtools | Acquired | YCS23 | |
| HarmonizeShared: chatAlchemist Class 23Not statedOther | Other | Not stated | AlchemistClass 23 |
| Other | Acquired | YCS17 | |
| Devtools | Not stated | Seedcamp2020 | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCX26 |
Also from W25 in AI
All of W25| Company | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AI, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active |
Founders
- Simon FarshidFounder/CEO
About assistant-ui
assistant-ui helps frontend developers add AI chat to their apps. Our product is used by several dozen companies, like LangChain, Stack AI, Browser Use, and Athena Intelligence. We're building an open source Typescript/React library and a backend as a service, with first class integrations into popular agent frameworks like LangGraph and Vercel AI SDK.
- YC batch
- W25 · Winter 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Developer tools
- Team size
- 3
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2024
- Checked
- 6h ago
YC tags: Developer Tools, Generative AI, Chat, Web Development, AI Assistant
assistant-ui: questions
Which YC batch was assistant-ui in?
assistant-ui was in Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch (W25).
Is assistant-ui still active?
Y Combinator lists assistant-ui as active.
Who founded assistant-ui?
assistant-ui's founders, as listed on its YC page: Simon Farshid (Founder/CEO).
Where is assistant-ui based?
assistant-ui lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.