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Talking Computers

Active · Real-time interaction models for voice agents

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

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

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Competitors

AILemonSliceShared: lab building, voice agent, modelYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIfixaShared: voice agentYC F24New York CityStartup →AIegoShared: lab building, interaction, voiceYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIFlowtelShared: voice agent, buildingYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveAcrelyShared: voice agent, bothYC S25PittsburghStartup →OtherEncore AIShared: voice agentStartup →OtherGeneral IntuitionShared: lab building, model, frontierStartup →
Companies closest to Talking Computers
Company
LemonSliceShared: lab building, voice agent, modelYC W24ActiveAI
fixaShared: voice agentYC F24ActiveAI, Devtools
egoShared: lab building, interaction, voiceYC W24ActiveAI
FlowtelShared: voice agent, buildingYC W25ActiveAI
AcrelyShared: voice agent, bothYC S25InactiveAI
Encore AInot in a program hereShared: voice agentElsewhereOther
General Intuitionnot in a program hereShared: lab building, model, frontierElsewhereOther

Adjacent

AIHubtalk AIShared: voice agentAlchemist Class 40San FranciscoStartup →AIMarr LabsShared: voice agent, humanYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AISaga AIShared: voice agent, realYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIBland AIShared: voice agent, interaction, humanPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →AIAivot LabsShared: voice agent, intelligenceAntler 2025FinlandStartup →
Companies next to Talking Computers
Company
Hubtalk AIShared: voice agentAlchemist Class 40Not statedAI
Marr LabsShared: voice agent, humanYC W24ActiveAI
Saga AIShared: voice agent, realYC W24ActiveAI
Bland AIShared: voice agent, interaction, humanPlug and Play Not statedAI
Aivot LabsShared: voice agent, intelligenceAntler 2025Not statedAI

Also from W26 in AI

All of W26
AI/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AI10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AI21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research EngineerYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAgentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.YC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAlt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.YC W26Los AngelesStartup →
Company
/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.team of 5hiringActiveAI
21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
AemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research Engineerteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Devtools
Agentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.team of 2ActiveAI
Alt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.team of 2ActiveAI, Data

Founders

  • Zayaan MullaFounder/CEO
  • Parsa BahraminejadFounder/CTO

About Talking Computers

AI lab building interaction models to make AI symbiotic with humans. Our early models sit at the Pareto frontier of intelligence and interactivity, measured by time to first audio token, and enable voice agents that are both highly capable and genuinely human-like

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: AI

Changes seen

HeadquartersOct 26, 2026

Moved its headquarters from Toronto, ON, Canada to San Francisco, CA, USA.

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RegionsOct 26, 2026

Now lists the region United States of America; no longer lists Canada.

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TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Talking Computers in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

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Talking Computers: questions

Which YC batch was Talking Computers in?

Talking Computers was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).

Is Talking Computers still active?

Y Combinator lists Talking Computers as active.

Who founded Talking Computers?

Talking Computers's founders, as listed on its YC page: Zayaan Mulla (Founder/CEO), Parsa Bahraminejad (Founder/CTO).

Where is Talking Computers based?

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