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Kuli

Active · AI coworker for marketing teams at the largest consumer brands

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

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6signal of 100 · rising 6
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIMenzaShared: consumer brandYC W26LondonStartup →AILight AnchorShared: consumer brand, headcount, runYC X26SeoulStartup →AIBaroShared: consumer brand, marketing, runspeedrun SR007New YorkStartup →AIYoboLabsShared: consumer brand, marketingAntler 2024IndonesiaStartup →AIHandledShared: consumer brand, context, platformsYC S24New York CityStartup →
Companies closest to Kuli
Company
MenzaShared: consumer brandYC W26ActiveAI, Data
Light AnchorShared: consumer brand, headcount, runYC X26ActiveAI
BaroShared: consumer brand, marketing, runspeedrun SR007Not statedAI
YoboLabsShared: consumer brand, marketingAntler 2024Not statedAI
HandledShared: consumer brand, context, platformsYC S24ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherMarkaz TechnologiesShared: largest consumer, social mediaYC W22IslamabadStartup →OtherFloatShared: consumer brandYC S21HonoluluStartup →AISaruShared: consumer brand, turn, agentspeedrun SR007New YorkStartup →AITuring Labs Inc.Shared: consumer brandYC W20San FranciscoStartup →OtherTraceShared: consumer brandAntler 2020AustraliaStartup →
Companies next to Kuli
Company
Markaz TechnologiesShared: largest consumer, social mediaYC W22ActiveOther
FloatShared: consumer brandYC S21ActiveOther
SaruShared: consumer brand, turn, agentspeedrun SR007Not statedAI
Turing Labs Inc.Shared: consumer brandYC W20ActiveAI
TraceShared: consumer brandAntler 2020Not statedOther

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Founders

  • Michael HodaraFounder/CEO
  • Jonathan HassanFounder/CRO

About Kuli

Kuli is an AI coworker for marketing teams at the world's largest consumer brands. Our agent watches all videos across social media, learns the brand's context and helps them turn signals from billions of social videos into winning campaigns without increasing headcount. Previous platforms gave marketers databases to search through and a CRM. Kuli actually watches the content. Marketers at team like Disney, Nivea and PostHog use it to scout creators, run analysis on trends and competitor strategies, and analyse what makes their campaign perform better. For 10 years, influencer marketing meant more tools, more tabs, more spreadsheets. Kuli replaces all of that with one single agent you orchestrate. One marketer with Kuli does what a $50K/month agency bills for manual tasks.

YC batch
X26 · Spring 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Data
Team size
1
Location
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Checked
6h ago

Changes seen

HeadquartersSep 28, 2026

Moved its headquarters from San Francisco, CA, USA to Paris, Île-de-France, France.

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RegionsSep 28, 2026

Now lists the region France and Europe; no longer lists United States of America and America / Canada.

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Kuli in X26: 194 companies, 84% AI

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Kuli: questions

Which YC batch was Kuli in?

Kuli was in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch (X26).

Is Kuli still active?

Y Combinator lists Kuli as active.

Who founded Kuli?

Kuli's founders, as listed on its YC page: Michael Hodara (Founder/CEO), Jonathan Hassan (Founder/CRO).

Where is Kuli based?

Kuli lists Paris, Île-de-France, France as its location on YC's directory.