Deepgram YC Application
Deepgram went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2016 batch as a B2B company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.
- YC batch
- Winter 2016
- Industry
- B2BEngineering, Product and Design
- Team size
- 115
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2015
Founders
- Noah Shutty
What Deepgram does
Deepgram is a foundational AI company on a mission to understand human language. We give any developer access to the most advanced speech AI transcription and understanding with just an API call. Our models deliver the fastest, most accurate transcription alongside contextual features like summarization, sentiment analysis, and topic detection. Beyond that, developers can: 🔊 Process live-streaming or pre-recorded audio 🌎 Transcribe in dozens of languages ⚙️ Train custom models for unique use cases 🔑 Access deep NLU with a unified API 💻 Build in any programming language with our SDKs ✅ Deploy on-prem or on DG’s managed cloud 📈 Get scalable GPU infra for training and inference Deepgram is a proud NVIDIA partner and Y Combinator company, and we recently completed a $72M Series B to define the future of AI Speech Understanding, making us the most-funded speech AI company at its stage.
Deepgram's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Deepgram, Winter 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Deepgram
Foundational AI for speech transcription
We build AI models and an API that transcribe and understand speech at scale. Our product processes live or recorded audio, supports many languages, and provides features like summarization and sentiment analysis. Developers use our API to add speech transcription and deep language understanding to their applications without building complex AI themselves.
We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based here with a remote-friendly team.
San Francisco has a strong AI and developer ecosystem. Being here helps us recruit talent and connect with customers in tech companies.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Deepgram YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Deepgram's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Deepgram would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Deepgram in?
Deepgram was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2016 batch.
Who founded Deepgram?
Deepgram was founded by Noah Shutty.
What does Deepgram do?
Building foundational AI for speech transcription and understanding.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Deepgram's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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