Startupsby GlyphWhy it ranks
How the rank works- team of 6Team size · YC's directory+4.4
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2
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Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Active | YCS24 | |
| AI | Not stated | EF2024 | |
| AI | Inactive | YCX25 | |
| AI | Not stated | Plug and Play | |
| AI | Active | YCS26 | |
| Other | Elsewhere |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Not stated | MassChallengeSwitzerland 2025 | |
| AI | Active | YCS25 | |
| AI | Not stated | Antler2025 | |
| KrinuShared: sales repsAlchemist Class 31Not statedData | Data | Not stated | AlchemistClass 31 |
| Other | Acquired | YCS19 |
Also from S24 in AI
All of S24Founders
- Malay ShahFounder/CEO
- Andrew BassFounder/CTO
About Poka Labs
Poka Labs builds AI agents for pricing and sales at industrial manufacturers. Manufacturers sell thousands of products, and most customer requests are still priced by hand: reps search the catalog, check past prices and chase approvals while the customer keeps shopping. Poka's costing, pricing, quoting and follow-up agents share one view of each manufacturer's products, customers and deal history from their ERP, CRM and email. Sales teams answer requests faster and price consistently across every customer. Malay and Andrew met during their MBAs at Harvard Business School. Poka works with manufacturers ranging from a few million to billions of dollars in annual sales.
- YC batch
- S24 · Summer 2024
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 6
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2023
- Checked
- 7h ago
YC tags: SaaS, Supply Chain, AI, Industrial
Changes seen
Poka Labs: questions
Which YC batch was Poka Labs in?
Poka Labs was in Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch (S24).
Is Poka Labs still active?
Y Combinator lists Poka Labs as active.
Who founded Poka Labs?
Poka Labs's founders, as listed on its YC page: Malay Shah (Founder/CEO), Andrew Bass (Founder/CTO).
Where is Poka Labs based?
Poka Labs lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.