YCW18· AIProven Group
PROVEN is using AI, data and personalization to disrupt CPG
Founders
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SleekS21Browser automation for businesses.Shared: machine learning, e-commerceAcquired
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About Proven Group
Proven is a data powered skincare company that creates personalized skincare products based on more than 47 factors about an individual's skin, genetic background, lifestyle and environment. Our formulations are rooted in the largest beauty database in the world, the proprietary Skin Genome Project, built in-house by Proven's cofounder Amy Yuan, a computational physicist from Stanford. The database has won MIT's AI Technology of the Year award and encompasses more than 20Million consumer datapoints and thousands of scientific articles on skin. Our challenge now is to tell the story of Proven, and share our industry leading personalized skincare products with the world.
San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
Proven Group: questions
Which YC batch was Proven Group in?
Proven Group was in Y Combinator's Winter 2018 batch (W18).
Is Proven Group still active?
Y Combinator lists Proven Group as active.
Where is Proven Group based?
Proven Group lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.
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