Why it ranks
How the rank works- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5
A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Not stated | speedrunSR006 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Not stated | Antler2026 | |
| Other | Active | YCW21 | |
| Other | Inactive | YCS17 | |
| Other | Not stated | Plug and Play | |
| HR MessengerShared: hiringAlchemist Class 25Not statedAI | AI | Not stated | AlchemistClass 25 |
Also from F24 in AI
All of F24| Company | Category | Status |
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| AI, Data, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Inactive |
Founders
- Ganesh PimpaleFounder
- Harsha GundalaFounder
About Moonshine
Moonshine creates a platform that connects to applications where hiring, employment, and contracting decisions are made and takes care of notices, explanations, recourse, and risk assessments.
- YC batch
- F24 · Fall 2024
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Developer tools
- Team size
- 2
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2024
- Checked
- 10h ago
YC tags: Developer Tools, Compliance, AI
Changes seen
Renamed from Chicory.
Moved its website from chicory.so to usemoonshine.com.
Former name added: Chicory.
Website link changed from https://chicory.so to https://usemoonshine.com.
Newly tagged Compliance; no longer tagged Human Resources.
Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.
Renamed from Moonshine.
Moved its website from usemoonshine.com to chicory.so.
Former name added: Moonshine.
Website link changed from https://usemoonshine.com to https://chicory.so.
Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Extending AI to interact with the real world"
Newly tagged Developer Tools and Human Resources; no longer tagged Machine Learning.
Moonshine: questions
Which YC batch was Moonshine in?
Moonshine was in Y Combinator's Fall 2024 batch (F24).
Is Moonshine still active?
Y Combinator lists Moonshine as active.
Who founded Moonshine?
Moonshine's founders, as listed on its YC page: Ganesh Pimpale (Founder), Harsha Gundala (Founder).
Where is Moonshine based?
Moonshine lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.