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Helium

Active · Self Improving Software

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
11signal of 100 · rising 5
  • team of 9Team size · YC's directory+5.2
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIParadev (formerly Superset)Shared: improving software, self improving, userYC X26San FranciscoStartup →AICanvasShared: self improving, buildingYC F24San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredResonanceShared: self improving, automaticallyYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AICashew LabsShared: self improvingYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AIGrep AIShared: self improving, growthYC F26San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Helium
Company
Paradev (formerly Superset)Shared: improving software, self improving, userYC X26ActiveAI, Devtools
CanvasShared: self improving, buildingYC F24ActiveAI
ResonanceShared: self improving, automaticallyYC W24AcquiredAI
Cashew LabsShared: self improvingYC X25ActiveAI, Devtools
Grep AIShared: self improving, growthYC F26ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherFlintShared: self improvingNeoStartup →OtherEdotEnvShared: self improving, buildingYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AILuceboxShared: self improving, buildingYC W27MilanStartup →AIRGI LabsShared: self improving, buildingYC S21New York CityStartup →AIGooseworksShared: self improving, socialYC W23San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Helium
Company
FlintShared: self improvingNeo Not statedOther
EdotEnvShared: self improving, buildingYC S26ActiveOther
LuceboxShared: self improving, buildingYC W27ActiveAI, Devtools
RGI LabsShared: self improving, buildingYC S21ActiveAI, Devtools
GooseworksShared: self improving, socialYC W23ActiveAI

Also from S24 in AI

All of S24
AI&AICollaborative workspace for patent litigatorsYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIAffil.aiAI Affiliate Network For Financial CompaniesYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIAlunaData for biomedical AIYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIAminoAnalyticaThe AI scientist for always-on biodefenseYC S24LondonStartup →AIAnaraAI for researchersYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredAngleraAI-Powered Product Data EnrichmentYC S24San FranciscoStartup →
Company
&AICollaborative workspace for patent litigatorsteam of 7ActiveAI
Affil.aiAI Affiliate Network For Financial Companiesteam of 4ActiveAI
AlunaData for biomedical AIteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
AminoAnalyticaThe AI scientist for always-on biodefenseteam of 3ActiveAI
AnaraAI for researchersteam of 5ActiveAI
AngleraAI-Powered Product Data Enrichmentteam of 6acquiredAcquiredAI

Founders

  • Zach WitzelFounder/CEO
  • Shishir JakatiFounder/CTO

About Helium

Helium is building self-improving software, AI that continuously experiments on key moments in the user funnel to boost revenue. Our first customer, a social app with 20M MAU, uses Helium to test new in-app paywalls to get more users to subscribe. Zach previously made $100M+ in growth experiments at Uber, Shishir led the first LLM features for Alexa, and Anish worked at Meta building ML to automatically experiment on ads, increasing Instagram ads conversion by 10%.

YC batch
S24 · Summer 2024
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
9
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2024
Checked
6h ago

Helium in S24: 248 companies, 85% AI

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Helium: questions

Which YC batch was Helium in?

Helium was in Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch (S24).

Is Helium still active?

Y Combinator lists Helium as active.

Who founded Helium?

Helium's founders, as listed on its YC page: Zach Witzel (Founder/CEO), Shishir Jakati (Founder/CTO).

Where is Helium based?

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