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Audio and Enterprise Human Data for AI

Fall 2025Founded 20252 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA

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Specific builds audio and enterprise datasets representative of work inside real-world businesses. The next frontier of AGI is bottlenecked by data that is hard to access, and we make that easier.

Founders Β· 2

Janak Sunil
Janak SunilFounder
CoinbaseUCLA

Co-Founder and CEO @ Bear | Helping companies show up on AI search Prev @ Coinbase, Founder of UCLA's largest apartment listing platform (acq.)

Siddhant Paliwal
Siddhant PaliwalFounder
Intel

Co-Founder and CTO @ Specific Prev @ Third Chair (YC X25), Intel. Founded my first company at 15, invited to the UN.

Launch

Launched on Y Combinator Β· Oct 2025
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Track and influence how often you appear on ChatGPT, Claude Code, Perplexity, and more

Bear helps companies appear more often in AI agents’ answers by collecting data on when they and competitors show up, identifying AI-preferred sources, and enabling users to reach out to those sources. It targets B2B SaaS teams seeking better AI-driven visibility and provides a 7-day free trial with a platform used by 60+ companies.

Formerly β€œBear AI”, β€œBear”

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