Waffle

Active · AI Video Editor

YC X25

Website YC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works

7signal of 100 · rising 4

went through YCProgram · this site+4
team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5

A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.

Competitors

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Diffusion StudioShared: video editorYC F24BYStartup →

Companies closest to Waffle
Company	Category	Status	Program
NarrativeShared: video editorYC F25ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCF25
ChatCutShared: video editorAntler 2025Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	Antler2025
PalmierShared: video editorYC S24ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS24
KestrollShared: video editor, shortYC S25ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS25
Diffusion StudioShared: video editorYC F24ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCF24

Adjacent

Other

Creatify AIShared: short form, video, marketingAI Grant Batch 3Startup →AI

WideframeShared: video editorYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AI

CraonShared: video editor500 Global 2025IndiaStartup →AI

BlumaShared: form content, short form, videoYC F25San FranciscoStartup →AI

Kino AIShared: video editorYC S23BostonStartup →

Companies next to Waffle
Company	Category	Status	Program
Creatify AIShared: short form, video, marketingAI Grant Batch 3Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	AI GrantBatch 3
WideframeShared: video editorYC W26ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW26
CraonShared: video editor500 Global 2025Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	500 Global2025
BlumaShared: form content, short form, videoYC F25ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCF25
Kino AIShared: video editorYC S23ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS23

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All of X25

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UnitsUnits builds full-stack AI education infrastructure.YC X25San FranciscoStartup →

Company	Category	Status
BlueshoeThe AI-Native Consumer + Plaintiff Law Firmteam of 2ActiveAI	AI	Active
ChestnutThe first AI mortgage lenderteam of 2hiringActiveAI	AI	Active
neoncoralAn AI startup in Y Combinator's Spring 2025 batch, based in San Francisco.ActiveAI	AI	Active
TegoreYour new AI-powered math tutor.ActiveAI	AI	Active
Text.aiAlfi - your group chat with social skills to bring friends closerteam of 4hiringActiveAI	AI	Active
UnitsUnits builds full-stack AI education infrastructure.ActiveAI	AI	Active

Founders

Manuj MishraFounder/CEO
Diogo ValdiviesoFounder/CTO

About Waffle

AI video editor with hundreds of templates for reels, shorts, and tiktoks. Make short-form content for marketing or personal use.

YC batch: X25 · Spring 2025
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI
Team size: 2
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Founded: 2025
Checked: 7h ago

YC tags: Consumer, AI

Changes seen

One-linerOct 19, 2026

Rewrote its one-liner; it read "AI generated podcasts"

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TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Waffle in X25: 144 companies, 90% AI

Waffle: questions

Which YC batch was Waffle in?

Waffle was in Y Combinator's Spring 2025 batch (X25).

Is Waffle still active?

Y Combinator lists Waffle as active.

Who founded Waffle?

Waffle's founders, as listed on its YC page: Manuj Mishra (Founder/CEO), Diogo Valdivieso (Founder/CTO).

Where is Waffle based?

Waffle lists London, England, United Kingdom as its location on YC's directory.