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Most interesting AI data startups

I asked people which AI data startups they think are most interesting. The focus was on startups that sell data to labs, excluding the massive ones (Mercor, Surge, Handshake, Turing).
VotesCompanyFoundersTeam sizeHQ
22 Mechanize Guive Assadi (@GuiveAssadi)Tamay Besiroglu (@tamaybes)Ege Erdil (@EgeErdil2)Matthew Barnett (@MatthewJBar)Guive Assadi, Tamay Besiroglu, Ege Erdil, Matthew Barnett 26-50 SF
12 Proximal Calvin Chen (@calvinchen)Justus Mattern (@MatternJustus)Navid Pour (@navidkpr)Calvin Chen, Justus Mattern, Navid Pour 26-50 SF
11 Fleet Nicolai Ouporov (@nicoup)Andrew Zhou (@andrewthezhou)Nicolai Ouporov, Andrew Zhou 51-100 SF / NYC
9 AfterQuery Spencer Mateega (@spencermateega)Carlos Georgescu (@CarlosGeorgescu)Spencer Mateega, Carlos Georgescu 51-100 SF
8 Datacurve Serena Ge (@serenaa_ge)Charley Lee (@charleyslee)Serena Ge, Charley Lee 26-50 SF
5 Bespoke Labs Mahesh Sathiamoorthy (@madiator)Alex Dimakis (@AlexGDimakis)Mahesh Sathiamoorthy, Alex Dimakis 11-25 Mountain View
5 Preference Model Jennifer ZhouNing CaoJennifer Zhou, Ning Cao 11-25 SF
4 Abundant Jesse HuKe HuangMeji AbidoyeJesse Hu, Ke Huang, Meji Abidoye 1-10 SF
3 Andon Labs Lukas Petersson (@lukaspet)Axel Backlund (@axelbacklund)Lukas Petersson, Axel Backlund 11-25 SF
3 Latch Alfredo Andere (@AlfredoAndere)Kenny Workman (@kenbwork)Kyle Giffin (@kylegiff)Alfredo Andere, Kenny Workman, Kyle Giffin 51-100 SF
3 microagi Bercan Kilic (@bercankilic)Anton Poletaev (@antonwontonnn)Artjem WeissbeckNico NussbaumYoan Iliev (@YoanIlievX)Bercan Kilic, Anton Poletaev, Artjem Weissbeck, Nico Nussbaum, Yoan Iliev 101-250 Munich / Zurich
3 Prime Intellect Vincent Weisser (@vincentweisser)Johannes Hagemann (@johannes_hage)Vincent Weisser, Johannes Hagemann 51-100 SF
3 Snorkel Alex Ratner (@ajratner)Braden Hancock (@bradenjhancock)Christopher RéHenry Ehrenberg (@henryehrenberg)Paroma Varma (@paroma_varma)Alex Ratner, Braden Hancock, Christopher Ré, Henry Ehrenberg, Paroma Varma 101-250 SF / NYC
3 XDOF Philipp Wu (@philippswu)Nemo Jin (@itsnemojin)Fred Shentu (@YideShentu)Philipp Wu, Nemo Jin, Fred Shentu 51-100 San Mateo
2 Build Patrick RimEddy Xu (@eddybuild)Jonathan Jia (@jonathanjia05)Zikang Jiang (@zikangjiang)Patrick Rim, Eddy Xu, Jonathan Jia, Zikang Jiang 26-50 SF
2 Datology Ari Morcos (@arimorcos)Bogdan Gaza (@hurrycane)Matthew Leavitt (@leavittron)Ari Morcos, Bogdan Gaza, Matthew Leavitt 51-100 Redwood City
2 Design Arena Grace Li (@grx_xce)JPKamryn Ohly (@KamrynOhly)Grace Li, Jayden Personnat, Kamryn Ohly 1-10 SF
2 dmodel Anish Tondwalkar (@dlbydq)Daniel Moon (@dmooooon)Anish Tondwalkar, Daniel Moon 11-25 SF
2 Good Start Labs Alex Duffy (@alxai_)Tyler Marques (@Tyler_Marques)Alex Duffy, Tyler Marques 1-10 Brooklyn
2 hillclimb Ibrakhim Ustelbay (@agithief)Jun Park (@jparkjmc)Ibrakhim Ustelbay, Jun Park 1-10 SF
2 HUD Jay Ram (@jayendra_ram)Parth Patel (@parth220)LMJay Ram, Parth Patel, Lorenss Martinsons 11-25 SF
2 Inheritance Astrid Wilde (@astridwilde)Astrid Wilde 1-10 SF
2 Mecka Josh Gao (@joshavata)Duy Nguyen (@NotDeu)Jason Chong (@jasontheutopian)Mogen Cheng (@mog3n)Josh Gao, Duy Nguyen, Jason Chong, Mogen Cheng 51-100 Toronto
2 Sieve Mokshith Voodarla (@mokshith)Abhinav Ayalur (@thpicy)Mokshith Voodarla, Abhinav Ayalur 26-50 SF
2 Taste Labs Thais Castello Branco (@thaiscbranco_)Thais Castello Branco 11-25 NYC
2 Trajectory Ronak Malde (@rronak_)Arjun Karanam (@QuantumArjun)Michael Elabd (@MichaelElabd)Ronak Malde, Arjun Karanam, Michael Elabd 11-25 SF
2 Vmax Matthew Sargent (@matthewjsargent)Augustine Mavor-Parker (@MavorParker)Matthew Sargent, Augustine Mavor-Parker 1-10 SF

Also mentioned (one vote each)

AdamoApplied ComputeArcanumarcverexArenaAscentCentaur LabsChakraChartRDavid AIEnable MedicineEngramGeneral ReasoningHuman ArchiveHume AIIdlermicro1NascentNlinkOlam LabsOriginatorPantographParsewavePhinity LabsPlatoPolymathPrecigeneticsProlificQuesmaStandard DataStandard MachinesTheta SoftwareThoughtfulTolokaTrajectory LabsValenVals AI
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With thanks to everyone who voted: @ybenpan @aranibatta @SeanZCai @madhavsinghal_ @varunshenoy_ @max_spero_ @astridwilde @xdotli @madiator @amit05prakash @neilmovva @nickrubin @matthewjsargent @LeslieNooteboom @divyahansg @AlfredoAndere @jayparth_ @pranamanam @Thom_Wolf @gpuemi @catonalu @RicardoMonti9 @mokshith @jay_shin @elvisnavah @_sshahid_ @bernhardsson @Ili6a_ @AshwaryaMaratha @alecpowell @rzhou186 @jparkjmc @herbiebradley @danielrupawalla @calvinfo @laurence1allen @activelifetribe @ibragim_bad @ddeming_ @DevvMandal @tejessrivalsan @phillipyan @sensho @4lili_lili4 @ryanhu20 @mykytamudryi @bertgodel Ashish Tondwalkar @dlbydq @RajivDattani @splicewiring @alisabets @evan_wineland @DanielUng19 @findporpoise @tnachen @theycallmeMohan @rronak_ @iamashtonchew @AKGrenier @lightetal @abhi_chandwani @papasmurfffs @hunarbatra @dgmonsoon.
Originally posted on X on Aug 19, 2026.