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Palette

Active · The Media Engine of the AI Era

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7signal of 100 · rising 7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5

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Competitors

AIAcquiredRemadeShared: creative workflow, native, buildingYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIGooseworksShared: self improving, video, engineYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIMost RoboticShared: mit computer, computer scientist, buildingYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AILuceboxShared: self improving, engine, computerYC W27MilanStartup →AICanvasShared: self improving, buildingYC F24San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Palette
Company
RemadeShared: creative workflow, native, buildingYC S24AcquiredAI
GooseworksShared: self improving, video, engineYC W23ActiveAI
Most RoboticShared: mit computer, computer scientist, buildingYC S26ActiveAI
LuceboxShared: self improving, engine, computerYC W27ActiveAI, Devtools
CanvasShared: self improving, buildingYC F24ActiveAI

Adjacent

Developer toolsThinglinkShared: interactive media500 Global 2014FinlandStartup →OtherFlintShared: self improvingNeoStartup →OtherSciTokShared: video, scientistYC W19San FranciscoStartup →AICashew LabsShared: self improvingYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AIGrep AIShared: self improving, optimizeYC F26San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Palette
Company
ThinglinkShared: interactive media500 Global 2014Not statedDevtools
FlintShared: self improvingNeo Not statedOther
SciTokShared: video, scientistYC W19ActiveOther
Cashew LabsShared: self improvingYC X25ActiveAI, Devtools
Grep AIShared: self improving, optimizeYC F26ActiveAI

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All of S26
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Company
6thSenseNervous System for Physical AIteam of 4ActiveAI
83 SciencesAI-native materials discovery powered by unpublished experimental datateam of 3hiringActiveAI
Agentcardlet agents buy anything onlineteam of 4ActiveAI
Agnost AIWe find where AI agents fail, then train better models to run them.2 programsteam of 2ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
Akon LabsDatabricks for Enterprise Codebasesteam of 2ActiveAI
Allia HealthAI-Native Medical Group for Mental Healthteam of 3hiringActiveAI

Founders

  • Josephine LeeFounder
  • Serena PeiFounder

About Palette

Palette is a self-improving AI-native media platform built by MIT computer scientists and multimodal researchers that unifies the creative workflow into a single generation engine. We’re building a fully autonomous production engine that generates, distributes, and optimizes interactive media for every brand and audience.

YC batch
S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2026
Checked
10h ago

YC tags: Generative AI, Video, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Palette in S26: 229 companies, 88% AI

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Palette: questions

Which YC batch was Palette in?

Palette was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).

Is Palette still active?

Y Combinator lists Palette as active.

Who founded Palette?

Palette's founders, as listed on its YC page: Josephine Lee (Founder), Serena Pei (Founder).

Where is Palette based?

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