Why it ranks
How the rank works- team of 115Team size · YC's directory+10.7
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- released Improved modelsProduct launches · Releases (releases.fru.dev)+3
- hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2
- on 1 Glyph sourceSeen across Glyph · the registry (companies.fru.dev)+1
A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCW17 | |
| AI | Not stated | EF2015 | |
| AI, Devtools | Not stated | speedrunSR004 | |
| Devtools | Not stated | Seedcamp2019 | |
| Devtools | Inactive | YCS22 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devtools | Not stated | 500 GlobalLucha 8 | |
| AI | Not stated | 500 GlobalMENA 7 | |
| Other | Not stated | AI GrantBatch 2 | |
| AI | Not stated | Antler2025 | |
| AI, Devtools | Acquired | YC +1W22 |
Also from W16 in AI
All of W16About Deepgram
Deepgram is a foundational AI company on a mission to understand human language. We give any developer access to the most advanced speech AI transcription and understanding with just an API call. Our models deliver the fastest, most accurate transcription alongside contextual features like summarization, sentiment analysis, and topic detection. Beyond that, developers can: 🔊 Process live-streaming or pre-recorded audio 🌎 Transcribe in dozens of languages ⚙️ Train custom models for unique use cases 🔑 Access deep NLU with a unified API 💻 Build in any programming language with our SDKs ✅ Deploy on-prem or on DG’s managed cloud 📈 Get scalable GPU infra for training and inference Deepgram is a proud NVIDIA partner and Y Combinator company, and we recently completed a $72M Series B to define the future of AI Speech Understanding, making us the most-funded speech AI company at its stage.
- YC batch
- W16 · Winter 2016
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Developer tools
- Team size
- 115
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
- Checked
- 6h ago
YC tags: AI-Enhanced Learning, API, AI
Deepgram: questions
Which YC batch was Deepgram in?
Deepgram was in Y Combinator's Winter 2016 batch (W16).
Is Deepgram still active?
Y Combinator lists Deepgram as active.
Where is Deepgram based?
Deepgram lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.