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Downlink

Active · Make your LLMs 3x faster.

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4signal of 100 · rising 2
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIInactiveBricksAIShared: rate limit, llms, apiYC S22San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsAcquiredRibbon HealthShared: continuously improve, api, accuracyYC S17New York CityStartup →AIPapayaShared: continuously improve, latencyYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIModel Share AIShared: continuously improveAntler 2022USStartup →AISlikShared: continuously improvePlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →
Companies closest to Downlink
Company
BricksAIShared: rate limit, llms, apiYC S22InactiveAI, Devtools
Ribbon HealthShared: continuously improve, api, accuracyYC S17AcquiredDevtools
PapayaShared: continuously improve, latencyYC F26ActiveAI, Devtools
Model Share AIShared: continuously improveAntler 2022Not statedAI
SlikShared: continuously improvePlug and Play Not statedAI

Adjacent

OtherSeedLegalsShared: raiseSeedcamp 2017Startup →AIAgentMailShared: api, infrastructureYC S25San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsPrembly (formerly Identitypass)Shared: api, infrastructureYC W22LagosStartup →AIArchalShared: api, infrastructureYC S26San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsVerifiableShared: apiYC S20San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Downlink
Company
SeedLegalsShared: raiseSeedcamp 2017Not statedOther
AgentMailShared: api, infrastructureYC S25ActiveAI, Devtools
Prembly (formerly Identitypass)Shared: api, infrastructureYC W22ActiveDevtools
ArchalShared: api, infrastructureYC S26ActiveAI, Devtools
VerifiableShared: apiYC S20ActiveDevtools

Also from W24 in AI

All of W24
AIInteguruGenerate fast, reliable APIs for any platformYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveTesseralThe open source platform for managing identity in business softwareYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredTrieveAll-in-one API for search, RAG, & recommendationsYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIAgentic LabsAI system design tools for dev teamsYC W24New York CityStartup →AICentauri AIHelps teams work effectively with AI coding agents.YC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIDecipher AIQA agents that write tests 10x faster with zero maintenanceYC W24San FranciscoStartup →
Company
InteguruGenerate fast, reliable APIs for any platformteam of 5ActiveAI, Devtools
TesseralThe open source platform for managing identity in business softwareteam of 5InactiveAI, Devtools
TrieveAll-in-one API for search, RAG, & recommendationsteam of 7acquiredAcquiredAI, Data, Devtools
Agentic LabsAI system design tools for dev teamsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
Centauri AIHelps teams work effectively with AI coding agents.team of 5ActiveAI, Devtools
Decipher AIQA agents that write tests 10x faster with zero maintenanceteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools

Founders

  • TJ MurphyFounder

About Downlink

Downlink is a platform that continuously improves your AI. Boost rate limits, slash latency, and raise accuracy.All through one simple API.

YC batch
W24 · Winter 2024
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
1
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2024
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Developer Tools, SaaS, API, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Downlink in W24: 248 companies, 84% AI

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Downlink: questions

Which YC batch was Downlink in?

Downlink was in Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch (W24).

Is Downlink still active?

Y Combinator lists Downlink as active.

Who founded Downlink?

Downlink's founders, as listed on its YC page: TJ Murphy (Founder).

Where is Downlink based?

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