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Besimple AI

Active · Voice data for AI

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
11signal of 100 · rising 7
  • team of 8Team size · YC's directory+4.9
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIPanelsShared: audio data, voice, speechYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredBrewitShared: conversational data, language, layerYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIPandasAIShared: conversational dataYC W24MunichStartup →AIHumworkShared: human expertYC X26San FranciscoStartup →AIObserve.AIShared: automatic speech, speech recognition, languageYC W18San FranciscoStartup →OtherTrebleShared: audio data, voice, modelStartup →
Companies closest to Besimple AI
Company
PanelsShared: audio data, voice, speechYC S25ActiveAI, Data
BrewitShared: conversational data, language, layerYC W23AcquiredAI, Data
PandasAIShared: conversational dataYC W24ActiveAI, Data
HumworkShared: human expertYC X26ActiveAI, Devtools
Observe.AIShared: automatic speech, speech recognition, languageYC W18ActiveAI
Treblenot in a program hereShared: audio data, voice, modelElsewhereOther

Adjacent

Developer toolsFluent.aiShared: speech recognition, accent, voice500 Global 2017CanadaStartup →OtherMeckaShared: data layerNeoStartup →AIDavid AIShared: audio, dataYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AISnips SASShared: speech recognition, voice, human500 Global 2015United StatesStartup →AIAcquiredSepal AIShared: data labeling, aiops, humanYC S24San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Besimple AI
Company
Fluent.aiShared: speech recognition, accent, voice500 Global 2017Not statedDevtools
MeckaShared: data layerNeo Not statedOther
David AIShared: audio, dataYC S24ActiveAI
Snips SASShared: speech recognition, voice, human500 Global 2015Not statedAI, Devtools
Sepal AIShared: data labeling, aiops, humanYC S24AcquiredAI, Data

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SureformReal-world company data for frontier AIteam of 4ActiveAI, Data
AcoliteAI Native Commercial Insurance Brokerteam of 3ActiveAI

Founders

  • Yi ZhongFounder/CEO
  • Bill WangFounder/CTO

About Besimple AI

We are building the data layer for AI, starting with audio. We start with data collection, curating our own proprietary set of diverse conversational data covering a wide range of languages, dialects and accents. We then leverage human expert audio annotators and our own annotation platform to process audio data for Automatic Speech Recognition. With human level transcription and diarization, our data help push the audio model frontier. Today we have over millions of hours of conversational data, and growing. If you need audio data for training or evaluating your voice models or voice agents, reach out! We offer flexible licensing deals that work for startups and enterprises, with minimal process. Audio data should besimple :)

YC batch
X25 · Spring 2025
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Data
Team size
8
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: AIOps, Data Labeling, AI

Changes seen

Team sizeOct 26, 2026

Team went from 10 to 8 people.

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Besimple AI in X25: 144 companies, 90% AI

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Besimple AI: questions

Which YC batch was Besimple AI in?

Besimple AI was in Y Combinator's Spring 2025 batch (X25).

Is Besimple AI still active?

Y Combinator lists Besimple AI as active.

Who founded Besimple AI?

Besimple AI's founders, as listed on its YC page: Yi Zhong (Founder/CEO), Bill Wang (Founder/CTO).

Where is Besimple AI based?

Besimple AI lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.