Poka Labs
YC S24 · Active · Helping industrial manufacturers win deals fast, at the right price.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kanava AIShared: sales reps, industrial, supply chainInactiveAI | AI | Inactive | YCX25 |
 DistroShared: sales reps, supply chain, industrialActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS24 |
 altroveShared: industrial manufacturerNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | EF2024 |
 AventShared: tribal knowledge, manufacturer, industrialActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS25 |
 SidekickShared: tribal knowledge, industrial, purchaseActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS26 |
 Atiranot in a program hereShared: manufacturer, industrial, salesElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 SoffShared: supply chain, agentActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS24 |
 JigaShared: supply chain, manufacturerActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW21 |
 HexaShared: win, industrial, salesActiveOther | Other | Active | YCX26 |
 LumiShared: supply chain, per, orderAcquiredOther | Other | Acquired | YCW15 |
 VenturaShared: tribal knowledge, manufacturer, orderActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW26 |
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Founders
- Malay ShahFounder/CEO
- Andrew BassFounder/CTO
About Poka Labs
Poka Labs builds an AI platform to help sales reps at chemical manufacturers respond to requests from customers and win more business. Our agents understand each companies product catalog, customer purchase behaviors, and tribal knowledge in order to price, quote, and win the business. Malay and Andrew met while pursuing at Harvard Business School and now are building for companies ranging from a few million in sales per year to billions.
- YC batch
- S24 · Summer 2024
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 5
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2023
- Checked
- 1h ago
YC tags: SaaS, Supply Chain, AI, Industrial
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.
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