Shofo
YC W26 · Active · The World's Largest Video Library
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 LightlyShared: data labeling, datasetActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YCS21 |
 MemorableShared: infrastructure, reasoning, agentActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS27 |
 OverlapShared: video library, agent, hourActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS24 |
 SieveShared: data labeling, video, infrastructureActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YC +1W22 |
 MarkovShared: data labeling, dataset, topActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YCS26 |
 Keenablenot in a program hereShared: index, agent, searchElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 RakamShared: custom dataset, extractNot statedDevtools | Devtools | Not stated | 500 Global2017 |
 AfterQueryShared: data labeling, infrastructureActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YCW25 |
 DatoricShared: custom dataset, data labeling, demandActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCS26 |
 NaïveShared: infrastructure, lab, agentActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCX25 |
 VersoriShared: not month, library, agentAcquiredAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Acquired | YCW23 |
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Founders
- Braiden DishmanFounder/CEO
- Andre BragaFounder & Head of AI
- Alexzendor MisraFounder/CTO
About Shofo
We are building the world’s largest video library. We've aggregated billions of videos into a searchable index and use agents to find and label the exact datasets a lab needs on demand. If a lab needs 100K hours of cooking videos where someone is holding a pan, with reasoning annotations on top, our agents search the index, extract the matching subset, route it through our labeling pipeline, and deliver a custom dataset in days, not months.
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Data, Developer tools
- Team size
- 4
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 33m ago
YC tags: Artificial Intelligence, Data Labeling, Infrastructure
Shofo: questions
Which YC batch was Shofo in?
Shofo was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Shofo still active?
Y Combinator lists Shofo as active.
Who founded Shofo?
Shofo's founders, as listed on its YC page: Braiden Dishman (Founder/CEO), Andre Braga (Founder & Head of AI), Alexzendor Misra (Founder/CTO).
Where is Shofo based?
Shofo lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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