Luel
YC W26 · Active · Turning everyday words and actions into usable training data.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mundo AIShared: training data, high quality, infrastructureActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW25 |
| MaxinsightsShared: training dataNot statedAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Not stated | SPC2025 |
 HubShared: training data, multimodal, frontierActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YCX26 |
 SenseiShared: training data, data collection, scaleActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCS24 |
 Ooak DataShared: training data, workActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS26 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 family.cardsShared: turning everydayNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | Antler2022 |
 Selectstar, Inc.Shared: training data, high qualityNot statedAI, Data | AI, Data | Not stated | Plug and Play |
 The Agentic Data Co.Shared: training data, datasetActiveAI | AI | Active | YCF26 |
 Guide LabsShared: training data, frontier, infrastructureActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW24 |
 hillclimbShared: training data, frontier, workActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCF25 |
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Founders
- William NamgyalFounder/CEO
- Inigo LenderkingFounder/COO
About Luel
Luel is a sourcing and licensing platform for rights-cleared multimodal training data at scale. We work with frontier AI teams to provide high-quality bespoke data collections and off-the-shelf datasets.
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 12
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 31m ago
Luel: questions
Which YC batch was Luel in?
Luel was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Luel still active?
Y Combinator lists Luel as active.
Who founded Luel?
Luel's founders, as listed on its YC page: William Namgyal (Founder/CEO), Inigo Lenderking (Founder/COO).
Where is Luel based?
Luel lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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