YCS23· AI· DataOutset
AI-powered user interviews
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
unSurveyW21AI-led market research interviews, no scheduling, instant insights.Shared: market researchAcquired
MotivesS25Consumer focus groups run by AIShared: market researchActive
VersiveW23AI-first user research platformShared: market researchActive
MetricWireS14Mobile surveys for researchersShared: market researchActive
TheoraS25Building medical school for AI AgentsShared: market researchActive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
ConveoS24Growth through always‑on consumer understandingShared: market researchActive
StudioS26Accurately simulate market response at scaleShared: market researchActive
LATOS26Predict how market participants behaveShared: market researchActive
DiligenceSquaredF25AI-powered market due diligence for investment decisionsShared: market researchActive
PollgroundS06Online polls.Shared: market researchInactive
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Batchmates in Summer 2023.
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Bronco AIS23AI for ASIC Design VerificationActive
Cardinal GrayS23Automating lenders' interactions with the DMVActive
- ContourS23AI voice agents for healthcare operational callsActive
Energent AIS23AI that audits AI — catching hallucinations before you ship them.Active
LeafpressS23AI Energy ManagementInactive
About Outset
Outset offers AI-powered user interviews to conduct qualitative research. Traditional surveys are fast but lack depth while live interviews produce high quality data but are slow and expensive. Outset uses LLMs to lead interviews and synthesize results so researchers get high quality data 100 times faster.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Outset: questions
Which YC batch was Outset in?
Outset was in Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch (S23).
Is Outset still active?
Y Combinator lists Outset as active.
Where is Outset based?
Outset lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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