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Guggy

Inactive · Guggy is building the messaging app of the future with real time,…

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2signal of 100 · rising 0
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5

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Competitors

Developer toolsMioShared: chat apps, messaging, slackYC W16AustinStartup →AINuMindShared: custom nlpYC S22BostonStartup →OtherGlowing.ioShared: text message, messaging, communicationYC W18Las VegasStartup →OtherInactiveCoupleShared: text message, messaging, twoYC W12San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveJumpchatShared: text message, messaging, communicationYC S06San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Guggy
Company
MioShared: chat apps, messaging, slackYC W16ActiveDevtools
NuMindShared: custom nlpYC S22ActiveAI, Devtools
Glowing.ioShared: text message, messaging, communicationYC W18ActiveOther
CoupleShared: text message, messaging, twoYC W12InactiveOther
JumpchatShared: text message, messaging, communicationYC S06InactiveOther

Adjacent

OtherAcquiredPingPongShared: messaging app, shortYC W21OremStartup →OtherInactiveMessagePartyShared: messaging, chat, socialYC S10New York CityStartup →Developer toolsChatfuelShared: facebook messenger, messaging, audienceYC W16San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsInactiveKlaus AIShared: messaging app, slackYC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherAcquiredHeysanShared: messaging, message, socialYC W07San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Guggy
Company
PingPongShared: messaging app, shortYC W21AcquiredOther
MessagePartyShared: messaging, chat, socialYC S10InactiveOther
ChatfuelShared: facebook messenger, messaging, audienceYC W16 +1ActiveDevtools
Klaus AIShared: messaging app, slackYC W26InactiveDevtools
HeysanShared: messaging, message, socialYC W07AcquiredOther

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Cairns HealthYour voice. Your health. We care.team of 17ActiveAI
Cambridge Cancer GenomicsCCG.ai empowers clinicians to make personalised treatment strategies…team of 25InactiveAI
CandidatelyThe digital storefront for staffing and recruiting teams.team of 9ActiveAI

About Guggy

Guggy developed two innovative communication and creation products that reached global audiences. The Guggy API was a high-scale contextual messaging engine that analyzed text messages, including slang and short conversational fragments, to understand their meaning and automatically generate matching GIF responses. It combined a custom NLP engine, a relevance-matching system, and a real-time GIF regeneration pipeline, and was integrated into leading messaging platforms such as Facebook Messenger, Viber, Kik, Telegram, Slack, and major Asian chat apps, serving millions of requests per day. Guggy also created Bits, a short-form video creation app designed for actors, comedians, and everyday creators to craft original comedic scenes with ease. Bits provided intuitive but powerful tools for scripting, timing, character changes, audio control, and scene composition, enabling fast, high-quality creative expression. The app attracted tens of thousands of creators and was featured in Fast Company for its innovative approach to mobile video creation.

YC batch
S17 · Summer 2017
Status, per YC
Inactive
Category
AI
Team size
2
Location
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Checked
10h ago

YC tags: Messaging, NLP

Guggy in S17: 125 companies, 27% AI

Guggy: questions

Which YC batch was Guggy in?

Guggy was in Y Combinator's Summer 2017 batch (S17).

Is Guggy still active?

Y Combinator lists Guggy as inactive.

Where is Guggy based?

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