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Popl

Active · Your AI GTM platform for In-Person Events

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
16signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 70Team size · YC's directory+9.6
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIPavootShared: person eventYC X26San FranciscoStartup →AIMerchkitShared: data enrichmentAntler 2025CanadaStartup →AICOACHShared: happen face, person, conversationYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIDemand CurveShared: scalable growth, powered, engineYC S19San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredAngleraShared: data enrichment, poweredYC S24San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Popl
Company
PavootShared: person eventYC X26ActiveAI
MerchkitShared: data enrichmentAntler 2025Not statedAI
COACHShared: happen face, person, conversationYC S26ActiveAI
Demand CurveShared: scalable growth, powered, engineYC S19ActiveAI
AngleraShared: data enrichment, poweredYC S24AcquiredAI

Adjacent

OtherHomieShared: growth channelAntler 2024FinlandStartup →OtherInactiveRumeShared: person event, conversationYC S20San FranciscoStartup →OtherMeckaShared: data layerNeoStartup →OtherAirboxrShared: data enrichmentEF 2020SingaporeStartup →AIPeckishShared: data layer, poweredAntler 2023NetherlandsStartup →
Companies next to Popl
Company
HomieShared: growth channelAntler 2024Not statedOther
RumeShared: person event, conversationYC S20InactiveOther
MeckaShared: data layerNeo Not statedOther
AirboxrShared: data enrichmentEF 2020Not statedOther
PeckishShared: data layer, poweredAntler 2023Not statedAI

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All of W21
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Company
AbacumThe AI-native FP&A platform that helps Finance teams drive business…team of 125hiringActiveAI
AlineaAutomated investing for the next generation 💸team of 12hiringActiveAI
AnimaThe next generation care enablement platformteam of 20hiringActiveAI
arnataAI workers for the logistics industry.team of 15hiringActiveAI
Atomic IndustriesSoftware orchestrated mass production of plasticsteam of 60hiringActiveAI
authzedAuthorization Infrastructure securing AI at OpenAI, Zoom, & moreteam of 31hiringActiveAI, Data, Devtools

About Popl

Popl is the AI GTM platform for in-person events, the data layer for everything that happens face-to-face. Powered by AI and its proprietary data engine, Popl helps companies worldwide turn events into a measurable, scalable growth channel: universal badge scanning, AI-powered conversation recording, real-time data enrichment, and automatic CRM sync.

YC batch
W21 · Winter 2021
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
70
Location
New York City, NY, USA; Remote
Checked
8h ago

YC tags: SaaS, B2B, Emerging Markets, AI

Changes seen

Team sizeOct 19, 2026

Team went from 60 to 70 people.

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TagsOct 19, 2026

No longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Popl in W21: 336 companies, 30% AI

Popl: questions

Which YC batch was Popl in?

Popl was in Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch (W21).

Is Popl still active?

Y Combinator lists Popl as active.

Where is Popl based?

Popl lists New York City, NY, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.