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Chima

Active · Building infrastructure tools to help large companies customize their…

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
11signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 7Team size · YC's directory+4.7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AISynthetic SciencesShared: building infrastructureYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIEgoist MachinesShared: building infrastructure, model, layerYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIKnitShared: enterprise data, layerGoogle AI First India 2025DevToolStartup →AILamina LabsShared: building infrastructure, realYC X26San FranciscoStartup →AIWoowupShared: existing customer, data500 Global GA 15ArgentinaStartup →
Companies closest to Chima
Company
Synthetic SciencesShared: building infrastructureYC W26ActiveAI, Devtools
Egoist MachinesShared: building infrastructure, model, layerYC S26ActiveAI
KnitShared: enterprise data, layerGoogle AI First India 2025Not statedAI, Devtools
Lamina LabsShared: building infrastructure, realYC X26ActiveAI
WoowupShared: existing customer, data500 Global GA 15Not statedAI

Adjacent

OtherInactiveBrick HealthShared: building infrastructureYC W19MiamiStartup →AICladShared: building infrastructure, struggle, realYC W23New York CityStartup →Othersafamii inc.Shared: customizePlug and PlayJapanStartup →OtherLinkdexShared: enterprise data500 Global 2010United KingdomStartup →OtherAcquiredStrigaShared: building infrastructureYC W21TallinnStartup →
Companies next to Chima
Company
Brick HealthShared: building infrastructureYC W19InactiveOther
CladShared: building infrastructure, struggle, realYC W23ActiveAI
safamii inc.Shared: customizePlug and Play Not statedOther
LinkdexShared: enterprise data500 Global 2010Not statedOther
StrigaShared: building infrastructureYC W21AcquiredOther

Also from W23 in AI

All of W23
AIAqueductCreate, edit, and share procedural material graphs.YC W23PittsburghStartup →AIAutomatAgentic automation that understands context, recovers, and improves.YC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIBoundaryThe programming language for AIYC W23SeattleStartup →AICloudchiprThe #1 Actionable FinOps PlatformYC W23BerlinStartup →AIco.devTurn your ideas into full-stack appsYC W23Startup →AIInactiveCodeParrot AIHelps Developers build stunning UI Lightning Fast ⚡️YC W23BengaluruStartup →
Company
AqueductCreate, edit, and share procedural material graphs.ActiveAI, Devtools
AutomatAgentic automation that understands context, recovers, and improves.hiringActiveAI, Devtools
BoundaryThe programming language for AIteam of 10hiringActiveAI, Devtools
CloudchiprThe #1 Actionable FinOps Platformteam of 25ActiveAI, Devtools
co.devTurn your ideas into full-stack appsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
CodeParrot AIHelps Developers build stunning UI Lightning Fast ⚡️team of 2InactiveAI, Devtools

About Chima

Companies struggle to customize their generative AI models by taking advantage of their existing customer and enterprise data, in real-time. Chima solves for this through a sleek, interoperable layer before the standard generative AI models are applied.

YC batch
W23 · Winter 2023
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
7
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Developer Tools, Generative AI, SaaS, B2B, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Chima in W23: 274 companies, 69% AI

Chima: questions

Which YC batch was Chima in?

Chima was in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch (W23).

Is Chima still active?

Y Combinator lists Chima as active.

Where is Chima based?

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