D-ID

Active · Enable creators and developers to generate realistic AI personas

YC S17

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14signal of 100 · rising 2

team of 27Team size · YC's directory+7.5
went through YCProgram · this site+4
hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

TracesShared: facial recognition, deep learning, videoYC S19San FranciscoStartup →AI

ExtensityAIShared: startup specializing, deepMassChallenge Switzerland 2025AustriaStartup →AI

Kairos ARShared: facial recognition, video, learning500 Global Distro 1United StatesStartup →AI

XP HealthShared: facial recognition, deep, learningPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →Other

Face.comShared: facial recognition, technologyStartup →

Companies closest to D-ID
Company	Category	Status	Program
TracesShared: facial recognition, deep learning, videoYC S19ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS19
ExtensityAIShared: startup specializing, deepMassChallenge Switzerland 2025Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	MassChallengeSwitzerland 2025
Kairos ARShared: facial recognition, video, learning500 Global Distro 1Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	500 GlobalDistro 1
XP HealthShared: facial recognition, deep, learningPlug and Play Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	Plug and Play
Face.comnot in a program hereShared: facial recognition, technologyElsewhereOther	Other	Elsewhere

Adjacent

Other

FaceptionShared: facial image, facial recognition, developer500 Global GA 16IsraelStartup →Other

Bounty HunterShared: enabling creative, creator, through500 Global GA 7TaiwanStartup →Other

Karat FinancialShared: entertainment, creatorYC W20Los AngelesStartup →Developer tools

ArgoShared: entertainment, creator, videoYC W22Los AngelesStartup →OtherAcquired

HellosaurusShared: high quality, entertainment, creatorYC S20San FranciscoStartup →

Companies next to D-ID
Company	Category	Status	Program
FaceptionShared: facial image, facial recognition, developer500 Global GA 16Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	500 GlobalGA 16
Bounty HunterShared: enabling creative, creator, through500 Global GA 7Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	500 GlobalGA 7
Karat FinancialShared: entertainment, creatorYC W20ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW20
ArgoShared: entertainment, creator, videoYC W22ActiveDevtools	Devtools	Active	YCW22
HellosaurusShared: high quality, entertainment, creatorYC S20AcquiredOther	Other	Acquired	YCS20

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All of S17

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AssemblyAIThe best way to build Voice AI appsYC S17New York CityStartup →AI

Cairns HealthYour voice. Your health. We care.YC S17San FranciscoStartup →AIInactive

Cambridge Cancer GenomicsCCG.ai empowers clinicians to make personalised treatment strategies…YC S17CambridgeStartup →AI

CandidatelyThe digital storefront for staffing and recruiting teams.YC S17New York CityStartup →AIInactive

Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs)First agentic AI-powered community for 1 billion people with criminal…YC S17MiamiStartup →

Company	Category	Status
10 By 1010by10 is a unique marketplace in the recruiting agency industry for…team of 5ActiveAI	AI	Active
AssemblyAIThe best way to build Voice AI appsteam of 65hiringActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active
Cairns HealthYour voice. Your health. We care.team of 17ActiveAI	AI	Active
Cambridge Cancer GenomicsCCG.ai empowers clinicians to make personalised treatment strategies…team of 25InactiveAI	AI	Inactive
CandidatelyThe digital storefront for staffing and recruiting teams.team of 9ActiveAI	AI	Active
Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs)First agentic AI-powered community for 1 billion people with criminal…team of 2InactiveAI	AI	Inactive

About D-ID

D-ID enables creators and developers to generate realistic high-quality AI personas easily and ethically through the use of our platform and APIs, based on deep-learning and AI-powered technology - Enabling Creative Reality™. D-ID is a Tel Aviv-based Creative Reality™ startup specializing in patented video reenactment technology using AI and deep learning. Established in 2017, D-ID created the first facial image de-identification solution to protect images and videos from facial recognition software. D-ID's products range from animating still photos to facilitating high-quality video productions and creating viral user experiences.

YC batch: S17 · Summer 2017
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI
Team size: 27
Location: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Checked: 13h ago

YC tags: Deep Learning, Generative AI, Entertainment, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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D-ID in S17: 125 companies, 27% AI

D-ID: questions

Which YC batch was D-ID in?

D-ID was in Y Combinator's Summer 2017 batch (S17).

Is D-ID still active?

Y Combinator lists D-ID as active.

Where is D-ID based?

D-ID lists Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel as its location on YC's directory.