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Swerve

Active · AI Chat & Stories

7signal of 100 · rising 4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5

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Founders

  • Soroush SaryazdiFounder
  • Jason ZhouFounder

About Swerve

Play stories in your own words. Swerve is AI fiction that unfolds around what you say and do.

YC batch
W25 · Winter 2025
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
10h ago

YC tags: Consumer, Entertainment, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 12, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

One-linerSep 28, 2026

Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Chat with AI Characters"

TagsSep 28, 2026

Newly tagged Artificial Intelligence; no longer tagged AI.

Swerve in W25: 166 companies, 84% AI

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Swerve: questions

Which YC batch was Swerve in?

Swerve was in Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch (W25).

Is Swerve still active?

Y Combinator lists Swerve as active.

Who founded Swerve?

Swerve's founders, as listed on its YC page: Soroush Saryazdi (Founder), Jason Zhou (Founder).

Where is Swerve based?

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