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Artificial Intelligence
Fondo
San Francisco
Y Combinator
Startups
YC (Y Combinator)
Solo Founders
Observability
Fern
Klarify
Aragon
Canary
Outrival
Education
Lucent
Autofab
Codecanary
Regbase
Lark
Rankad.ai

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Every startup can build a demo.

Then comes everything else: authentication, databases, hosting, monitoring, email, analytics, real-time infrastructure. None of it makes the demo, and every team rebuilds it anyway.

Aram Shatakhtsyan spent nearly a d... more

99% of U.S. banks aren't JPMorgan.

All of them are regulated like it.

The bottleneck isn't serving customers.

It's everything that happens after.

Loans.

Compliance.

Fraud investigations.

Customer operations.

The work keeps growing.

Headcount doesn... more

Scientific discovery shouldn't slow down because of software.

But every instrument in the lab ships its own, and someone has to learn all of them.

Researchers don't want to memorize instrument interfaces.

They want experiments to run.

They want an... more

You can track a burrito from the restaurant to your door in real time

You donate to a family in a crisis zone. Usually you get a thank-you email. That's where it ends.

Nasrat Khalid couldn't understand why.

We expect complete visibility when we or... more

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Recent Guests

Chloe Sow
Co-founder of Infera
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Episode: START: Chloe Sow, Co-Founder, Infera "The operating system for your laboratory”
Nasrat Khalid
Founder & CEO of Aseel
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Episode: START Nasrat Khalid - Founder & CEO, Aseel “Connecting artisans to global markets and enabling transparent aid”
Sherwood Callaway
Founder & CEO of Sazabi
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Episode: START Sherwood Callaway, Founder & CEO, Sazabi “Observability On Autopilot”
Cyrus Kelly
Co-founder and CEO of Today
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Episode: START: Cyrus Kelly, Co-Founder & CEO, tday.com “AI that turns your product into on-brand marketing content”
Tarini Sai Padmanabhuni
Founder & CEO of DetectifAI
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Episode: START: Tarini Sai Padmanabhuni, Founder & CEO, DetectifAI “Real-time deepfake voice detection”
Dawson Chen
CEO and Co-Founder of Letterbook
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Episode: START: Dawson Chen, CEO & Founder, Letterbook "AI-native customer support platform"
Emma Lawler
Product Lead at Rippling
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Episode: START: Emma Lawler, Product Lead, Rippling "Rippling Automated Compliance"
Agaaz Singhal
Founder & CEO of Tranzmit AI
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Episode: START: Agaaz Singhal, Founder & CEO, Tranzmit AI "Self-improving AI paywalls"
Tarun Vedula
Co-founder of Zatanna AI
Zatanna AI
Episode: START: Tarun Vedula & Alex Blackwell, Co-founders, Zatanna: “Turning all software into agent-first APIs”

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Dylan
Host of the show; appears across multiple episodes with collaborative interviewer roles.

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#148
Norway/Business/Marketing
Apple Podcasts
#208
Hong Kong/Business/Marketing

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START: Chloe Sow, Co-Founder, Infera "The operating system for your laboratory”
Q: Where can listeners follow along and learn more?
Listeners can follow Infera on LinkedIn, check the website, and reach out by email to stay updated on progress and opportunities.
START: Chloe Sow, Co-Founder, Infera "The operating system for your laboratory”
Q: Who did you interview with at YC?
We interviewed with Nicholas and Matilde, which provided strong guidance during the YC process.
START: Chloe Sow, Co-Founder, Infera "The operating system for your laboratory”
Q: What type of instruments are people using and what is the status quo in the lab today?
Typically labs rely on lab managers to run experiments, with a lot of back-and-forth and unclear understanding of machine operation; Infera aims to make it easier to control instruments and obtain the needed data.
START: Chloe Sow, Co-Founder, Infera "The operating system for your laboratory”
Q: So how did you come up with this idea?
The original idea came from my co-founder who spent a summer in a lab trying to figure out how to run experiments efficiently, which highlighted the inefficiencies we set out to erase with Infera.
START Nasrat Khalid - Founder & CEO, Aseel “Connecting artisans to global markets and enabling transparent aid”
Q: How does someone get started on the platform and receive support?
Individuals can download the Aseel app and start by purchasing a DoGood package; institutions use aidOS to identify recipients and assign packages, with donors able to track exactly where their aid goes.

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What is START about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A recurring lineup features startup founders, technologists, and operators sharing practical insights at the intersection of AI, software, hardware, and frontier tech. Episodes commonly explore how innovative companies tackle real-world product challenges, go-to-market strategies, and startup growth—from AI-driven operations and autonomous software agents to hardware manufacturing, space-enabled manufacturing, and biotech platforms. The conversations tend to blend technical depth with founder journeys, YC experiences, fundraising dynamics, and pragmatic lessons for building and scaling high-growth ventures. A notable pattern is the emphasis on operational AI, developer tooling, and the evolving role of automation in product, sales, and cust... more

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1. Chloe Sow
2. Nasrat Khalid
3. Sherwood Callaway
4. Cyrus Kelly
5. Tarini Sai Padmanabhuni
6. Dawson Chen
7. Emma Lawler
8. Agaaz Singhal

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