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ego

Active · AI applied research lab building synthetic sapience; human-like AI

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
9signal of 100 · rising 4
  • team of 9Team size · YC's directory+5.2
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AINormalShared: applied research, research labYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIAfterQueryShared: applied research, research lab, frontierYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AITomaShared: applied researchYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIMonteShared: applied research, lab building, research labYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIRiplineShared: applied research, research labspeedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →OtherGeneral IntuitionShared: lab building, frontier, modelStartup →
Companies closest to ego
Company
NormalShared: applied research, research labYC S25ActiveAI
AfterQueryShared: applied research, research lab, frontierYC W25ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
TomaShared: applied researchYC W24ActiveAI, Devtools
MonteShared: applied research, lab building, research labYC S25ActiveAI, Devtools
RiplineShared: applied research, research labspeedrun SR007Not statedAI, Data
General Intuitionnot in a program hereShared: lab building, frontier, modelElsewhereOther

Adjacent

AIMaya LabsShared: applied research, research lab, buildingYC S22BengaluruStartup →AIMost RoboticShared: lab building, research labYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AINaïveShared: lab building, research labYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AISynthetic SciencesShared: lab building, research lab, syntheticYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIFinancial DatasetsShared: lab building, research lab, appliedYC S26New York CityStartup →
Companies next to ego
Company
Maya LabsShared: applied research, research lab, buildingYC S22ActiveAI
Most RoboticShared: lab building, research labYC S26ActiveAI
NaïveShared: lab building, research labYC X25ActiveAI, Devtools
Synthetic SciencesShared: lab building, research lab, syntheticYC W26ActiveAI, Devtools
Financial DatasetsShared: lab building, research lab, appliedYC S26ActiveAI

Also from W24 in AI

All of W24
AIAqua VoiceFrontier Voice Input - write 4x faster than typing.YC W24New York CityStartup →AIAcquiredBrowser BuddyA recommendation system for the InternetYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AICoraAI Fitness CoachYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIFluentlySpeaking coach for non-native English professionalsYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredFocalAI video creation tool for TV shows and moviesYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIHeartByteGenAI Interactive story. Creator write fictions 10x faster.YC W24San FranciscoStartup →
Company
Aqua VoiceFrontier Voice Input - write 4x faster than typing.team of 5ActiveAI
Browser BuddyA recommendation system for the Internetacquiredteam of 2AcquiredAI
CoraAI Fitness Coachteam of 3ActiveAI
FluentlySpeaking coach for non-native English professionalsteam of 2ActiveAI
FocalAI video creation tool for TV shows and moviesacquiredteam of 2AcquiredAI
HeartByteGenAI Interactive story. Creator write fictions 10x faster.team of 2ActiveAI

About ego

we are making AI feel more human starting with voice. ai applied research lab training a novel end-to-end model & productizing what makes AI more personal, persistent, and human. frontier AI, like Claude and ChatGPT, are weak on memory, personality, relationship, and human-like interaction...that's our domain.

YC batch
W24 · Winter 2024
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
9
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Consumer, AI, Conversational AI

Changes seen

HiringNov 9, 2026

Stopped hiring.

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TagsOct 19, 2026

No longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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ego in W24: 248 companies, 84% AI

ego: questions

Which YC batch was ego in?

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

Is ego still active?

Y Combinator lists ego as active.

Where is ego based?

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