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.Wave

Active · Inference for real-time AI

WebsiteYC 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

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Competitors

AIDuplex AIShared: full duplex, duplex voiceSPC 2026San FranciscoStartup →AIGreenthreadShared: inference engine, gpuAntler 2026AustraliaStartup →AIMagnitudeShared: inference engine, infrastructure, modelYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIPipeshiftShared: infrastructure, inference, latencyYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIDreamscale LabsShared: infrastructure, inference, latencyYC F26San FranciscoStartup →OtherPositronShared: inference, modelStartup →OtherOLIXShared: inference, model, servingStartup →
Companies closest to .Wave
Company
Duplex AIShared: full duplex, duplex voiceSPC 2026Not statedAI
GreenthreadShared: inference engine, gpuAntler 2026Not statedAI
MagnitudeShared: inference engine, infrastructure, modelYC S25ActiveAI, Devtools
PipeshiftShared: infrastructure, inference, latencyYC S24ActiveAI, Devtools
Dreamscale LabsShared: infrastructure, inference, latencyYC F26ActiveAI, Devtools
Positronnot in a program hereShared: inference, modelElsewhereOther
OLIXnot in a program hereShared: inference, model, servingElsewhereOther

Adjacent

Developer toolsFluent.aiShared: speech recognition, voice500 Global 2017CanadaStartup →AIConfident SecurityShared: infrastructure, inferenceSPC 2024San FranciscoStartup →AIHi AutoShared: speech recognition, voicePlug and PlayIsraelStartup →AIOpenVectorShared: inference engine, infrastructure, modelYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIMunito AIShared: infrastructure, inference, modelYC F26ParisStartup →
Companies next to .Wave
Company
Fluent.aiShared: speech recognition, voice500 Global 2017Not statedDevtools
Confident SecurityShared: infrastructure, inferenceSPC 2024Not statedAI, Devtools
Hi AutoShared: speech recognition, voicePlug and Play Not statedAI
OpenVectorShared: inference engine, infrastructure, modelYC S26ActiveAI, Devtools
Munito AIShared: infrastructure, inference, modelYC F26ActiveAI, Devtools

Also from W25 in AI

All of W25
AIDextoAWS for AI AgentsYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIExlaBuilding agents that reads logs and fixes issues on your behalf.YC W25San FranciscoStartup →AILiquid ComputePending CFTC regulation to be the first cash and physically settled…YC W25New York CityStartup →AIOsmosisReinforcement Learning (RL) for AI AgentsYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveSublingualDaily productivity trackerYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AI10xAI Sales Teams for Dental PracticesYC W25San FranciscoStartup →
Company
DextoAWS for AI Agentsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
ExlaBuilding agents that reads logs and fixes issues on your behalf.team of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
Liquid ComputePending CFTC regulation to be the first cash and physically settled…team of 5hiringActiveAI, Devtools
OsmosisReinforcement Learning (RL) for AI Agentsteam of 6hiringActiveAI, Devtools
SublingualDaily productivity trackerteam of 2InactiveAI, Devtools
10xAI Sales Teams for Dental Practicesteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Data

Founders

  • Thomas MinassianFounder/CEO
  • Paul-Henri BiojoutFounder/CTO

About .Wave

.Wave provides dedicated inference capacity for real-time workloads, alongside serverless streaming models for speech and conversation. Our Dedicated Lanes give you the guarantees of a dedicated endpoint (latency, capacity, locked-in price) without paying for idle GPUs. Capacity is matched to your traffic on an agreed schedule: more during peak hours, less during quieter periods, or none when you don’t need service. You only pay for the capacity and time windows you reserve. Our .wave Live API, powered by our WPK inference engine, provides streaming speech recognition and full-duplex voice.

YC batch
W25 · Winter 2025
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
2
Location
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Founded
2024
Checked
13h ago

YC tags: Generative AI, B2B, Infrastructure

Changes seen

One-linerNov 2, 2026

Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Continuous inference for streaming AI models"

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.Wave in W25: 166 companies, 84% AI

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.Wave: questions

Which YC batch was .Wave in?

.Wave was in Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch (W25).

Is .Wave still active?

Y Combinator lists .Wave as active.

Who founded .Wave?

.Wave's founders, as listed on its YC page: Thomas Minassian (Founder/CEO), Paul-Henri Biojout (Founder/CTO).

Where is .Wave based?

.Wave lists Paris, Île-de-France, France as its location on YC's directory.