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Replika

Active · Replika is an AI friend that you can talk to designed to make you…

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Why it ranks

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12signal of 100 · rising 2
  • team of 28Team size · YC's directory+7.6
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIAndiShared: web search, friend, chatbotYC W22San FranciscoStartup →AIExaShared: web searchYC S21San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Replika
Company
AndiShared: web search, friend, chatbotYC W22ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
ExaShared: web searchYC S21ActiveAI, Data, Devtools

Adjacent

OtherEksabShared: trivia game, friend500 Global 2019EgyptStartup →AIKAGUYAShared: talkPlug and PlayJapanStartup →AITapTap LiveShared: trivia game, playspeedrun SR003Los AngelesStartup →Otherdinefind.caShared: find place, eatPlug and PlayCanadaStartup →AICircle LabsShared: friendAI Grant Batch 1Startup →
Companies next to Replika
Company
EksabShared: trivia game, friend500 Global 2019Not statedOther
KAGUYAShared: talkPlug and Play Not statedAI
TapTap LiveShared: trivia game, playspeedrun SR003Not statedAI
dinefind.caShared: find place, eatPlug and Play Not statedOther
Circle LabsShared: friendAI Grant Batch 1Not statedAI

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DabbleA synthetic photo studio for e-commerceteam of 3InactiveAI
GrubMarketAI-powered technology enabler and digital transformer of American…team of 4.5kYC top companyActiveAI

About Replika

Luka is a software development company based in San Francisco, California. The company created Luka app, a new messenger with AI-powered chatbots. They help you find places to eat, do web search, make plans together, pick places to eat, play trivia games and lots of other things in a messenger. In 2016 Luka launched a closed testing of Replika, a new app that allows to create a personal AI friend that helps people deal with loneliness. The app is powered by a proprietary deep learning architecture.

YC batch
W15 · Winter 2015
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
28
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Mental Health, Conversational AI

Replika in W15: 110 companies, 24% AI

Replika: questions

Which YC batch was Replika in?

Replika was in Y Combinator's Winter 2015 batch (W15).

Is Replika still active?

Y Combinator lists Replika as active.

Where is Replika based?

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