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Wit.ai

Acquired · Natural Language for Developers --Wit is an API that makes it easy…

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
14signal of 100 · rising 2
  • team of 11Team size · YC's directory+5.6
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIFlowbotShared: natural language, nlpYC S19New York CityStartup →AIAcquiredPlasticityShared: natural language, nlp, developerYC S17San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredHyperGlueShared: natural language, nlp, textYC W21San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredSpeechlyShared: natural language, api, deviceYC W22HelsinkiStartup →AIWrtnShared: natural languageAntler 2025ConsumerTechStartup →OtherAI21 LabsShared: natural languageStartup →
Companies closest to Wit.ai
Company
FlowbotShared: natural language, nlpYC S19ActiveAI, Devtools
PlasticityShared: natural language, nlp, developerYC S17AcquiredAI
HyperGlueShared: natural language, nlp, textYC W21AcquiredAI, Data
SpeechlyShared: natural language, api, deviceYC W22 +1AcquiredAI, Devtools
WrtnShared: natural languageAntler 2025Not statedAI
AI21 Labsnot in a program hereShared: natural languageElsewhereOther

Adjacent

OtherEngineShared: natural languageEF 2019LondonStartup →AIInactiveDataheraldShared: natural language, api, textYC W21Los AngelesStartup →OtherMightyTextShared: text message, application500 Global 2011United StatesStartup →AIRetrieva, Inc.Shared: natural language, speechPlug and PlayJapanStartup →AIInbentaShared: natural languagePlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →
Companies next to Wit.ai
Company
EngineShared: natural languageEF 2019Not statedOther
DataheraldShared: natural language, api, textYC W21InactiveAI
MightyTextShared: text message, application500 Global 2011Not statedOther
Retrieva, Inc.Shared: natural language, speechPlug and Play Not statedAI
InbentaShared: natural languagePlug and Play Not statedAI

Also from W14 in AI

All of W14
AICareMessagePatient engagement for low-income populationsYC W14AustinStartup →AIAcquiredCruiseSelf-driving cars.YC W14San FranciscoStartup →AIDyspatchAI Email Production - Emails on brand, guaranteed to work, fast.YC W14VictoriaStartup →AIAcquiredFramed DataPredicted churn for enterprises. (Acquired by Block)YC W14San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredLiftigniterMachine Learning personalization for dynamic digital properties -…YC W14San FranciscoStartup →AIMixerBoxAI Super-Apps to Live Easier | The anything anytime superapps…YC W14Los AngelesStartup →
Company
CareMessagePatient engagement for low-income populationsteam of 45ActiveAI
CruiseSelf-driving cars.team of 3kYC top companyAcquiredAI
DyspatchAI Email Production - Emails on brand, guaranteed to work, fast.team of 20ActiveAI
Framed DataPredicted churn for enterprises. (Acquired by Block)acquiredteam of 2AcquiredAI, Data
LiftigniterMachine Learning personalization for dynamic digital properties -…team of 11acquiredAcquiredAI
MixerBoxAI Super-Apps to Live Easier | The anything anytime superapps…team of 30ActiveAI

About Wit.ai

Natural Language for the Internet of Things. Wit.ai is an API that makes it easy for developers to build applications and devices that you can talk to. Any app, any device can use Wit.ai to take natural language input (speech or text message) from users and turn it into a command. Wit.ai is a Y Combinator company based in Palo Alto, and funded by Andreessen Horowitz.

YC batch
W14 · Winter 2014
Status, per YC
Acquired
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
11
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA; Palo Alto, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Developer Tools, NLP, APIs

Wit.ai in W14: 74 companies, 16% AI

Wit.ai: questions

Which YC batch was Wit.ai in?

Wit.ai was in Y Combinator's Winter 2014 batch (W14).

Is Wit.ai still active?

Y Combinator lists Wit.ai as acquired.

Where is Wit.ai based?

Wit.ai lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Palo Alto, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.