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Lotas

AI for Data Science and 3D

Y CombinatorSummer 2025ActiveB2BAnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceDeveloper ToolsData ScienceData Visualization

What they do

Problem

Data scientists using R in RStudio spend significant time writing and modifying code without contextual, in-IDE assistance.

Solution

Rao is an AI coding assistant embedded in RStudio that reads, writes, and edits R code with awareness of the user’s codebase and environment variables.

Who it's for

Data scientists and statisticians who use RStudio for data analysis.

Founders

Jorge Guerra
Founder

Founder/CEO of Lotas — accelerating data science with AI. Harvard '24

William Nickols
Founder

Founder/CTO Lotas — accelerating data science with AI Harvard '24

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