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Outset

Active · AI-powered user interviews

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
17signal of 100 · rising 6
  • team of 120Team size · YC's directory+10.8
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIListen LabsShared: user interviewAI Grant Batch 2Startup →AIstratifyShared: user interview, conduct, poweredYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AIaskcuriShared: traditional survey, interview, poweredPlug and PlaySouth KoreaStartup →AIProlificShared: quality data, high quality, poweredYC S19LondonStartup →AIAPTO, Inc.Shared: quality data, high qualityPlug and PlayJapanStartup →
Companies closest to Outset
Company
Listen LabsShared: user interviewAI Grant Batch 2 +5Not statedAI
stratifyShared: user interview, conduct, poweredYC X25ActiveAI
askcuriShared: traditional survey, interview, poweredPlug and Play Not statedAI
ProlificShared: quality data, high quality, poweredYC S19ActiveAI
APTO, Inc.Shared: quality data, high qualityPlug and Play Not statedAI

Adjacent

OtherPT iGrow Resources IndonesiaShared: produce high, high quality500 Global GA 16IndonesiaStartup →AISelectstar, Inc.Shared: quality data, high qualityPlug and PlaySouth KoreaStartup →AIAcquiredunSurveyShared: market research, interviewYC W21San FranciscoStartup →AIGetDotShared: quality data, high quality, userYC S21BerlinStartup →AIDiligenceSquaredShared: market research, interview, synthesizeYC F25New York CityStartup →
Companies next to Outset
Company
PT iGrow Resources IndonesiaShared: produce high, high quality500 Global GA 16Not statedOther
Selectstar, Inc.Shared: quality data, high qualityPlug and Play Not statedAI, Data
unSurveyShared: market research, interviewYC W21AcquiredAI, Data, Devtools
GetDotShared: quality data, high quality, userYC S21ActiveAI, Data
DiligenceSquaredShared: market research, interview, synthesizeYC F25ActiveAI, Data

Also from S23 in AI

All of S23
AIAgentCollectB2B debt collection powered by AI agentsYC S23San FranciscoStartup →AIBronco AIAI for ASIC Design VerificationYC S23San FranciscoStartup →AICardinal GrayStreamlined DMV lien filing for auto lendersYC S23New York CityStartup →AIContourAI voice agents for healthcare operational callsYC S23New York CityStartup →AIEnergent AIAI that audits AI, catching hallucinations before you ship them.YC S23San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveLeafpressAI Energy ManagementYC S23Startup →
Company
AgentCollectB2B debt collection powered by AI agentsteam of 42ActiveAI
Bronco AIAI for ASIC Design Verificationteam of 5ActiveAI, Devtools
Cardinal GrayStreamlined DMV lien filing for auto lendersteam of 4hiringActiveAI
ContourAI voice agents for healthcare operational callsteam of 2ActiveAI
Energent AIAI that audits AI, catching hallucinations before you ship them.team of 10ActiveAI, Data
LeafpressAI Energy Managementteam of 2InactiveAI, Devtools

About Outset

Outset offers AI-powered user interviews to conduct qualitative research. Traditional surveys are fast but lack depth while live interviews produce high quality data but are slow and expensive. Outset uses LLMs to lead interviews and synthesize results so researchers get high quality data 100 times faster.

YC batch
S23 · Summer 2023
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Data
Team size
120
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: SaaS, B2B, Market Research, Enterprise Software, AI

Changes seen

Team sizeOct 22, 2026

Team went from 30 to 120 people.

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StageOct 19, 2026

Stage changed from Early to Growth.

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Outset in S23: 220 companies, 78% AI

Outset: questions

Which YC batch was Outset in?

Outset was in Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch (S23).

Is Outset still active?

Y Combinator lists Outset as active.

Where is Outset based?

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