Happenstance
People search powered by AI
Y CombinatorWinter 2024ActiveConsumerArtificial Intelligence
What they do
Problem
Finding and identifying relevant people across networks for hiring, sales, or collaboration is difficult with traditional tools like LinkedIn.
Solution
Happenstance uses AI-powered people search to answer natural-language queries and surface relevant individuals based on roles and social/connection graphs.
Who it's for
Recruiters, founders, and go-to-market teams who need to discover and source people through social and professional networks.
Founders
Alex Teichman
Founder
Angel investor & AI advisor Cofounder Lighthouse AI :: "Best AI Camera" - Gizmodo Stanford CS PhD :: Perception systems for self-driving cars
Company timeline
- Founded2023
- YC batchWinter 2024
- StatusActive
- Team size3 people
- LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
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