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Tavus

Active · Building the human layer of AI

16signal of 100 · rising 4
  • team of 75Team size · YC's directory+9.8
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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About Tavus

At Tavus, we're building the human layer of AI. Our mission is to make human-AI interaction as natural as face-to-face interaction, enabling the human touch where it has been previously unscalable. We achieve this through pioneering research in multi-modal AI models for human perception and understanding, combined with state-of-the-art human avatar rendering and conversation models that we make accessible to developers worldwide. Our models and APIs power everything from text-to-video AI avatars to real-time conversational video experiences across industries like healthcare, recruiting, sales, education, and more. By enabling AI to see, hear, and communicate with human-like authenticity, we're creating the foundation for developers to create the next generation of AI employees, assistants, and companions.

YC batch
S21 · Summer 2021
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
75
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
10h ago

YC tags: Generative AI, B2B, Video, Infrastructure, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

Tavus in S21: 391 companies, 34% AI

Tavus: questions

Which YC batch was Tavus in?

Tavus was in Y Combinator's Summer 2021 batch (S21).

Is Tavus still active?

Y Combinator lists Tavus as active.

Where is Tavus based?

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