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CORE

Active · Your AI butler that understands you really well and proactively acts…

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7signal of 100 · rising 2
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 3Team size · YC's directory+3.1

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Competitors

AILindyShared: personal assistantAI Grant Batch 2Startup →AIboxdShared: self hostable, fullyAntler 2025NetherlandsStartup →AIFollowUpThenShared: personal assistant, productivityYC S17San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveUpfrontShared: personal assistant, connectYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AILadderShared: personal assistantYC W25San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to CORE
Company
LindyShared: personal assistantAI Grant Batch 2Not statedAI
boxdShared: self hostable, fullyAntler 2025Not statedAI
FollowUpThenShared: personal assistant, productivityYC S17ActiveAI
UpfrontShared: personal assistant, connectYC W23InactiveAI
LadderShared: personal assistantYC W25ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherfaffShared: personal assistantEF 2025BangaloreStartup →OtherKNOWRONShared: personal assistantAlchemist Class 28MunichStartup →AILara AIShared: personal assistant, work500 Global 2021ArgentinaStartup →AIUnderstood CareShared: personal assistantYC S24New York CityStartup →AIEpicenterShared: personal assistant, yours, openYC S25San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to CORE
Company
faffShared: personal assistantEF 2025Not statedOther
KNOWRONShared: personal assistantAlchemist Class 28Not statedOther
Lara AIShared: personal assistant, work500 Global 2021Not statedAI
Understood CareShared: personal assistantYC S24ActiveAI
EpicenterShared: personal assistant, yours, openYC S25ActiveAI, Devtools

Also from S23 in AI

All of S23
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Company
AtlaThe improvement engine for AI agentsteam of 10InactiveAI, Data, Devtools
AutomorphicInfuse knowledge into language models with just 10 samplesteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
BaserunObservability and evaluation platform for LLM apps.team of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
CedanaFast, reliable, reproducible AI with GPU live migrationteam of 5hiringActiveAI, Devtools
ChatterDead simple LLM testing and iterationacquiredteam of 2AcquiredAI, Devtools
CodeStoryAide is an AI-native , privacy-first IDE built on top of VSCodeteam of 4InactiveAI, Devtools

About CORE

CORE is your AI personal assistant that learns who you are, connects to your apps, and does the work before you ask. Open source. Self-hostable. Fully yours.

YC batch
S23 · Summer 2023
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
3
Location
Bengaluru, KA, India
Checked
7h ago

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

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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CORE in S23: 220 companies, 78% AI

CORE: questions

Which YC batch was CORE in?

CORE was in Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch (S23).

Is CORE still active?

Y Combinator lists CORE as active.

Where is CORE based?

CORE lists Bengaluru, KA, India as its location on YC's directory.