Startupsby GlyphWhy it ranks
How the rank works9signal of 100 · rising 9
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5
- hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2
A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI, Data | Active | YCS24 | |
| AI, Data | Active | YCW22 | |
| AI, Data | Active | YCS25 | |
| AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YCS25 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Not stated | 500 Global2021 | |
| AI | Active | YCW25 | |
| AI | Active | YCX26 | |
| AI | Active | YCW22 | |
| Other | Active | YCS21 |
Founders
- Matthew ChenFounder/CEO
- Leo GierhakeFounder
About Laurence
Advertising today is like trading in the 1980s pits: archaic, manual, and iterative guesswork. Humans update bids and keywords with noisy, delayed data using simple if-else rules that both break at scale and ignore stochasticity. Laurence advertises like modern hedge funds trade markets, driving a 15-40% improvement in net profit for Amazon brands within a month of onboarding.
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- Data
- Team size
- 2
- Location
- New York City, NY, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 6h ago
Laurence: questions
Which YC batch was Laurence in?
Laurence was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Laurence still active?
Y Combinator lists Laurence as active.
Who founded Laurence?
Laurence's founders, as listed on its YC page: Matthew Chen (Founder/CEO), Leo Gierhake (Founder).
Where is Laurence based?
Laurence lists New York City, NY, USA as its location on YC's directory.