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Unusual

Active · Market to AI agents

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
10signal of 100 · rising 5
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 4Team size · YC's directory+3.6
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

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Companies closest to Unusual
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Wild MooseShared: root causeYC W23ActiveAI, Devtools
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SaatvyShared: root causeYC S23InactiveAI
Ciba HealthShared: root causePlug and Play Not statedAI

Adjacent

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Companies next to Unusual
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NavatticShared: marketing, salesYC W21ActiveAI
FiguresShared: scale upsSeedcamp 2021Not statedOther
ResquaredShared: marketing, sales, butYC W21ActiveOther
Apollo.ioShared: marketing, sales, strategyYC W16ActiveOther
SuperbarShared: marketing, sales, driveYC S22ActiveAI

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Founders

  • Will JackFounder/CEO
  • Keller MaloneyFounder

About Unusual

AI agents are the newest audience brands need to speak to, but go-to-market teams don't have the tools to understand how they form opinions or make decisions. Unusual helps brands in the Fortune 100 and scale-ups like Change.org and Astronomer drive more sales and win more market share by shifting how AI models perceive their offerings. We work closely with every brand to (1) identify the root cause of AI misperception, (2) align on marketing, sales, and product strategies that appeal to agents, and (3) build infrastructure and content that makes their strongest proof more legible to agents. Our methodology centers on applying black-box interpretability techniques to AI agents like ChatGPT and Claude to understand how they form opinions about a brand and its competitors. Seeing the *why* behind each opinion gives us the ability to create targeted interventions that change them.

YC batch
F24 · Fall 2024
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
4
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2024
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Sales, Marketing, AI

Unusual in F24: 94 companies, 86% AI

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Unusual: questions

Which YC batch was Unusual in?

Unusual was in Y Combinator's Fall 2024 batch (F24).

Is Unusual still active?

Y Combinator lists Unusual as active.

Who founded Unusual?

Unusual's founders, as listed on its YC page: Will Jack (Founder/CEO), Keller Maloney (Founder).

Where is Unusual based?

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