YCW26ยท DataLaurence
Quantitative research for autonomous e-commerce growth
Founders
- Matthew ChenFounder/CEO
- Leo GierhakeFounder
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About Laurence
Advertising today is like trading in the 1980s pits: archaic, manual, and iterative guesswork. Humans update bids and keywords with noisy, delayed data using simple if-else rules that both break at scale and ignore stochasticity. Laurence advertises like modern hedge funds trade markets, driving a 15-40% improvement in net profit for Amazon brands within a month of onboarding.
New York City, NY, USA
Laurence: questions
Which YC batch was Laurence in?
Laurence was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Laurence still active?
Y Combinator lists Laurence as active.
Who founded Laurence?
Laurence's founders, as listed on its YC page: Matthew Chen (Founder/CEO), Leo Gierhake (Founder).
Where is Laurence based?
Laurence lists New York City, NY, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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