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Percept.AI

Acquired · AI support agent for your business that actually works

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
13signal of 100 · rising 2
  • team of 7Team size · YC's directory+4.7
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIParahelpShared: support agent, customer service, connectYC S24San FranciscoStartup →OtherHiOperatorShared: customer support, customer service, operationsYC S16DallasStartup →AIGigaShared: support agentYC S23San FranciscoStartup →AIFirstSupport.aiShared: support agent, customer support, languageYC W21BandungStartup →AIInactiveBicycle AIShared: customer support, customer service, workYC W17BengaluruStartup →OtherAI21 LabsShared: natural language, language processingStartup →OtherOmiliaShared: customer support, agentStartup →OtherCapacityShared: customer support, agentStartup →
Companies closest to Percept.AI
Company
ParahelpShared: support agent, customer service, connectYC S24ActiveAI
HiOperatorShared: customer support, customer service, operationsYC S16ActiveOther
GigaShared: support agentYC S23ActiveAI, Devtools
FirstSupport.aiShared: support agent, customer support, languageYC W21ActiveAI
Bicycle AIShared: customer support, customer service, workYC W17InactiveAI
AI21 Labsnot in a program hereShared: natural language, language processingElsewhereOther
Omilianot in a program hereShared: customer support, agentElsewhereOther
Capacitynot in a program hereShared: customer support, agentElsewhereOther

Adjacent

AIAcquiredForethoughtShared: customer supportSPC 2018San FranciscoStartup →AIYuma AIShared: support agent, customer support, operationsYC W23BostonStartup →AIDialogusShared: actually work, agentYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AILetterbookShared: customer support, customer service, operationsYC S23San FranciscoStartup →AIChatwootShared: customer support, customer service, connectYC W21San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Percept.AI
Company
ForethoughtShared: customer supportSPC 2018 +1AcquiredAI
Yuma AIShared: support agent, customer support, operationsYC W23 +1ActiveAI
DialogusShared: actually work, agentYC S26ActiveAI, Devtools
LetterbookShared: customer support, customer service, operationsYC S23ActiveAI
ChatwootShared: customer support, customer service, connectYC W21ActiveAI, Devtools

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Cambridge Cancer GenomicsCCG.ai empowers clinicians to make personalised treatment strategies…team of 25InactiveAI
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Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs)First agentic AI-powered community for 1 billion people with criminal…team of 2InactiveAI

About Percept.AI

Artificial intelligence for modernized customer support. We provide end-to-end AI-powered solutions for business to connect with and support their customers. By leveraging the state of art deep learning and natural language processing technology, we make the customer support teams more intelligent and efficient.

YC batch
S17 · Summer 2017
Status, per YC
Acquired
Category
AI
Team size
7
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Checked
13h ago

YC tags: SaaS, Customer Service, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Percept.AI in S17: 125 companies, 27% AI

Percept.AI: questions

Which YC batch was Percept.AI in?

Percept.AI was in Y Combinator's Summer 2017 batch (S17).

Is Percept.AI still active?

Y Combinator lists Percept.AI as acquired.

Where is Percept.AI based?

Percept.AI lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.