YCW25ยท AISwerve
Chat with AI Characters
Founders
- Soroush SaryazdiFounder
- Jason ZhouFounder
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About Swerve
Swerve is an AI character chat app that immerses users in rich stories and conversations. Users discover unique AI characters, choose their own persona, and dive into one-on-one or group chats that evolve naturally with no scripts and no limits. Our goal is to make Swerve the most entertaining part of your phone, a place where you step into any world, build stories with characters you connect with, and let every conversation go wherever it leads.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Swerve: questions
Which YC batch was Swerve in?
Swerve was in Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch (W25).
Is Swerve still active?
Y Combinator lists Swerve as active.
Who founded Swerve?
Swerve's founders, as listed on its YC page: Soroush Saryazdi (Founder), Jason Zhou (Founder).
Where is Swerve based?
Swerve lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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