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Active · AI-native storytelling studio.

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
10signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 5Team size · YC's directory+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIShaiShared: studio, creativeAntler 2023NetherlandsStartup →AIInactiveFigmentsShared: long form, storytelling, creativeYC S19Los AngelesStartup →
Companies closest to Type
Company
ShaiShared: studio, creativeAntler 2023Not statedAI
FigmentsShared: long form, storytelling, creativeYC S19InactiveAI

Adjacent

DataInactiveLivedocsShared: productivity, storytellingYC W22San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveWuriShared: storytelling, fiction, novelYC W24Startup →AIet al.Shared: long form, productivityYC S24LondonStartup →AIMoonvalleyShared: studio, creativeYC W21TorontoStartup →AITomeShared: storytelling500 Global 2021United StatesStartup →
Companies next to Type
Company
LivedocsShared: productivity, storytellingYC W22InactiveData
WuriShared: storytelling, fiction, novelYC W24InactiveOther
et al.Shared: long form, productivityYC S24ActiveAI
MoonvalleyShared: studio, creativeYC W21ActiveAI
TomeShared: storytelling500 Global 2021Not statedAI

Also from W23 in AI

All of W23
AIOverlordAI Accountability PartnerYC W23New York CityStartup →AI222the AI social facilitator for offline human to human interactionsYC W23New York CityStartup →AIAcquiredCardinalYour AI product backlogYC W23AustinStartup →AIInactiveCodeParrot AIHelps Developers build stunning UI Lightning Fast ⚡️YC W23BengaluruStartup →AIDecohereReal-time generative AIYC W23SeattleStartup →AIEpsilonAI Search Engine for Academic ResearchYC W23New York CityStartup →
Company
OverlordAI Accountability Partnerteam of 2ActiveAI
222the AI social facilitator for offline human to human interactionsteam of 28hiringActiveAI
CardinalYour AI product backlogacquiredteam of 3AcquiredAI, Data, Devtools
CodeParrot AIHelps Developers build stunning UI Lightning Fast ⚡️team of 2InactiveAI, Devtools
DecohereReal-time generative AIteam of 4ActiveAI
EpsilonAI Search Engine for Academic Researchteam of 2ActiveAI

About Type

Type.ai is the AI-native storytelling studio for independent authors and creators. We help people craft books, novels, screenplays, and other types of long-form, creative fiction.

YC batch
W23 · Winter 2023
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
5
Location
New York City, NY, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: SaaS, Consumer, Productivity, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Type in W23: 274 companies, 69% AI

Type: questions

Which YC batch was Type in?

Type was in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch (W23).

Is Type still active?

Y Combinator lists Type as active.

Where is Type based?

Type lists New York City, NY, USA as its location on YC's directory.