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Plasticity

Acquired · Natural language processing APIs for developers.

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
11signal of 100 · rising 2
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • 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

AIFlowbotShared: natural language, nlpYC S19New York CityStartup →AIRetrieva, Inc.Shared: language processing, natural languagePlug and PlayJapanStartup →AIAcquiredWit.aiShared: natural language, nlp, developerYC W14San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredScopeAIShared: language processing, natural language, nlpYC W17Los AngelesStartup →AISENSY Inc.Shared: language processing, natural language, createPlug and PlayJapanStartup →OtherAI21 LabsShared: natural language, language processing, understandStartup →
Companies closest to Plasticity
Company
FlowbotShared: natural language, nlpYC S19ActiveAI, Devtools
Retrieva, Inc.Shared: language processing, natural languagePlug and Play Not statedAI
Wit.aiShared: natural language, nlp, developerYC W14AcquiredAI, Devtools
ScopeAIShared: language processing, natural language, nlpYC W17AcquiredAI
SENSY Inc.Shared: language processing, natural language, createPlug and Play Not statedAI
AI21 Labsnot in a program hereShared: natural language, language processing, understandElsewhereOther

Adjacent

OtherFriendlyDataShared: language interface, natural language, developer500 Global GA 20United StatesStartup →OtherLiberioShared: language processing, natural languagePlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →AIInbentaShared: language processing, natural languagePlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →AIAcquiredPercept.AIShared: language processing, natural language, actuallyYC S17San FranciscoStartup →AIDatasemblyShared: language processing, natural language, developer500 Global GA 14United StatesStartup →
Companies next to Plasticity
Company
FriendlyDataShared: language interface, natural language, developer500 Global GA 20Not statedOther
LiberioShared: language processing, natural languagePlug and Play Not statedOther
InbentaShared: language processing, natural languagePlug and Play Not statedAI
Percept.AIShared: language processing, natural language, actuallyYC S17AcquiredAI
DatasemblyShared: language processing, natural language, developer500 Global GA 14Not statedAI

Also from S17 in AI

All of S17
AIInactiveGuggyGuggy is building the messaging app of the future with real time,…YC S17Tel Aviv-YafoStartup →AI10 By 1010by10 is a unique marketplace in the recruiting agency industry for…YC S17San FranciscoStartup →AIAssemblyAIThe best way to build Voice AI appsYC S17New York CityStartup →AICairns HealthYour voice. Your health. We care.YC S17San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveCambridge Cancer GenomicsCCG.ai empowers clinicians to make personalised treatment strategies…YC S17CambridgeStartup →AICandidatelyThe digital storefront for staffing and recruiting teams.YC S17New York CityStartup →
Company
GuggyGuggy is building the messaging app of the future with real time,…team of 2InactiveAI
10 By 1010by10 is a unique marketplace in the recruiting agency industry for…team of 5ActiveAI
AssemblyAIThe best way to build Voice AI appsteam of 65hiringActiveAI, Devtools
Cairns HealthYour voice. Your health. We care.team of 17ActiveAI
Cambridge Cancer GenomicsCCG.ai empowers clinicians to make personalised treatment strategies…team of 25InactiveAI
CandidatelyThe digital storefront for staffing and recruiting teams.team of 9ActiveAI

About Plasticity

Plasticity builds APIs that help developers create human-like natural language interfaces. We believe in a future where computers can actually understand language and communicate.

YC batch
S17 · Summer 2017
Status, per YC
Acquired
Category
AI
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: SaaS, NLP, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Plasticity in S17: 125 companies, 27% AI

Plasticity: questions

Which YC batch was Plasticity in?

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

Is Plasticity still active?

Y Combinator lists Plasticity as acquired.

Where is Plasticity based?

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