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ZeroEntropy

Acquired · Artificial Specialized Intelligence

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
15signal of 100 · rising 9
  • team of 6Team size · YC's directory+4.4
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • 2 programsMore than one program · this site+3

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Competitors

AICompresrShared: context compression, agent, infrastructureYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIDecaworkShared: specific model, step, dependYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIRadicalShared: general purpose, modelEF 2024LondonStartup →AIPhysical IntelligenceShared: general purposeNeoStartup →AICTGTShared: frontier intelligence, infrastructureYC F24San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to ZeroEntropy
Company
CompresrShared: context compression, agent, infrastructureYC W26ActiveAI, Devtools
DecaworkShared: specific model, step, dependYC S26 +1ActiveAI, Devtools
RadicalShared: general purpose, modelEF 2024Not statedAI
Physical IntelligenceShared: general purposeNeo Not statedAI
CTGTShared: frontier intelligence, infrastructureYC F24ActiveAI, Devtools

Adjacent

OtherDeepGroveShared: frontier intelligenceYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIDensity AIShared: general purposeSPC 2024San FranciscoStartup →OtherNoble MachinesShared: general purposeSPC 2024San FranciscoStartup →AIPhilonShared: general purpose, taskYC F25San FranciscoStartup →AIZorbeShared: general purpose, specialized, frontierspeedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to ZeroEntropy
Company
DeepGroveShared: frontier intelligenceYC S25ActiveOther
Density AIShared: general purposeSPC 2024Not statedAI
Noble MachinesShared: general purposeSPC 2024Not statedOther
PhilonShared: general purpose, taskYC F25ActiveAI
ZorbeShared: general purpose, specialized, frontierspeedrun SR007Not statedAI, Data

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All of W25
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Company
.WaveInference for real-time AIteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
10xAI Sales Teams for Dental Practicesteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Data
a0.devWe make mobile apps using AI.team of 3hiringActiveAI, Devtools
A1Zap by A1BaseThe social network layer for AI appsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
AdamAI Powered CADteam of 4hiringActiveAI, Devtools
AfterQueryApplied research lab curating data solutions for foundation model…team of 30hiringActiveAI, Data, Devtools

Founders

  • Ghita Houir AlamiFounder/CEO
  • Nicholas PipitoneFounder/CTO

Programs

Programs ZeroEntropy went through
ProgramCohortSource
Y CombinatorW25YC Page
Entrepreneur First2024EF Page

About ZeroEntropy

We are on a mission to build the world’s most accurate, fastest, and cheapest task-specific models for every production AI system. Most AI products, whether copilots, agents, or search systems, depend on frontier LLMs to handle every step of their pipeline. Yet, the vast majority of these steps are narrow, repeatable workloads: reranking, embedding, classification, routing, query rewriting, context compression, where frontier intelligence is overkill. Running them on general-purpose models is slow and expensive, capping what production AI can achieve. That is why we're building ZeroEntropy: to train small, task-specific models that replace frontier LLMs on these workloads, and empower developers to ship AI products that are more accurate, faster, and cheaper.

YC batch
W25 · Winter 2025
Status, per YC
Acquired
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
6
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2024
Checked
6h ago

ZeroEntropy in W25: 166 companies, 84% AI

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ZeroEntropy: questions

Which YC batch was ZeroEntropy in?

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

Which accelerators did ZeroEntropy go through?

ZeroEntropy is listed by Y Combinator (W25), Entrepreneur First (2024).

Is ZeroEntropy still active?

Y Combinator lists ZeroEntropy as acquired.

Who founded ZeroEntropy?

ZeroEntropy's founders, as listed on its YC page: Ghita Houir Alami (Founder/CEO), Nicholas Pipitone (Founder/CTO).

Where is ZeroEntropy based?

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