Uplift AI
YC S25 · Active · Foundational Voice Models for regional languages
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 PanelsShared: foundational voice, voice model, dataActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCS25 |
 Miso LabsShared: voice modelActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX26 |
 AssemblyAIShared: speech recognition, voice, modelActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS17 |
 SpekoShared: voice model, conversational ai, languageActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS26 |
 PlayAIShared: voice modelAcquiredAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Acquired | YCW23 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 VocodeShared: conversational ai, voiceAcquiredAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Acquired | YCW23 |
 Bolna AIShared: voice infra, conversational aiActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCF25 |
 VelvetShared: conversational ai, modelActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCF25 |
 BluejayShared: conversational ai, voiceActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX25 |
 RoarkShared: conversational ai, voice, etcActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCW25 |
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Founders
- Hammad MalikFounder/CEO
- Zaid QureshiFounder/CTO
About Uplift AI
We build Voice Models for regional languages (like Urdu, Bengali, Greek etc) and make them available through simple APIs and SDKs. Developers use us to create Voice-first digital experiences (eg. Voice eCommerce, Voice Banking, Voice AI Tutors etc). We gather our own data, develop our own labelling tools, train our own models, and design our own voice infra. This fully integrated approach enables us to offer the best models and the best developer experience for regional languages. --- People who would previously never use certain digital services (like online ordering), actually use the service when they are given an intuitive Voice based interface. We believe that Voice Interfaces will onboard 100s of millions of new users onto digital services; and double the addressable market for technology companies. Uplift AI will provide the best models to create these Voice Interfaces for 60% of the world's population that only speaks their regional language and represents 42 trillion dollars in GDP.
- YC batch
- S25 · Summer 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 3
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2024
- Checked
- 34m ago
YC tags: Speech Recognition, Conversational AI
Uplift AI: questions
Which YC batch was Uplift AI in?
Uplift AI was in Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch (S25).
Is Uplift AI still active?
Y Combinator lists Uplift AI as active.
Who founded Uplift AI?
Uplift AI's founders, as listed on its YC page: Hammad Malik (Founder/CEO), Zaid Qureshi (Founder/CTO).
Where is Uplift AI based?
Uplift AI lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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