Miso Labs YC Application

Spring 2026Active

Miso Labs went through Y Combinator in the Spring 2026 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: Spring 2026
Industry: B2BInfrastructure
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Cassidy DalvaFounder
Aoden TeoFounder

What Miso Labs does

Miso Labs is building the world’s most emotive foundation models for voice. We believe that the next generation of AI interactions shouldn't just be functional - they should be human. By bringing warmth and lightning-fast speed to the voice layer, we empower developers to build voice agents that users truly love.

Miso Labs's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Miso Labs, Spring 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Miso Labs

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The most emotive foundation models for voice

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We are building foundation AI models specifically designed to add emotion to synthetic voice. Our product lets developers integrate voice agents that sound warm and natural, moving beyond bland, robotic speech. This makes voice assistants and AI interactions more relatable and better at holding user attention.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company will stay based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're based in San Francisco because it's where we live and where the AI startup ecosystem, as well as potential early customers, are concentrated.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Miso Labs YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Miso Labs's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Miso Labs would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.