Besimple AI

Backed byY Combinator

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Total raised$3.0M
StageSeed
Founded2025
Team size1-10
HQSan Mateo, United States
IndustriesAI/MLSaaSData AnnotationTechnologyInformation Technology

About Besimple AI

Besimple AI builds data flywheels designed to help AI companies continuously improve and monitor their language models. The company serves AI teams of all sizes and budgets, providing solutions that work across multiple data modalities including text, image, and audio. By enabling continuous improvement cycles, Besimple AI helps organizations optimize their AI systems and maintain model performance over time.

Company at a glance

Location
San Mateo, United States
Investor
Y Combinator
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Founders & Leadership

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Bill Wang

Besimple.ai, Y Combinator X25 | Ex-Meta | Brown

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Yi Zhong

Besimple AI (YC X25) | Ex-Meta, Dropbox, Microsoft PM | MIT '16

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Engineering45%
  • Other Specialized27%
  • Leadership18%
  • Business Operations9%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.University of Toronto
  2. 2.Brown University
  3. 3.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  4. 4.Georgia Institute of Technology
  5. 5.Purdue University

Team Worked At

  • Meta
  • Microsoft
  • Airbnb
  • Dropbox

Team Composition

9 people
  • Engineering4
  • Entrepreneurship2 senior2
  • Information Technology1

Funding History

SeedDec 2025

$3M

raised

BeSimple AI, an audio data infrastructure and ASR-focused startup, raised a $3M seed round with participation from Y Combinator and other strategic investors.

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