Blue
YC S25San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 6 employees · 2 known investors
A keyboard application for iPhone that uses voice dictation, powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT, to enable faster text input through speech.
Also known as L5 Assistant
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardwareProductivityAIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S25)
Blue was founded in 2024 by Omar Abdelaziz, Farhan Hossain, and Peter Krogh.
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Omar Abdelazizin𝕏Co-founder & CEOOmar Abdelaziz led teams at Google Assistant and Scale AI, and holds an LLM-based computer-use patent. He is now building a voice assistant company.
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Farhan Hossainin𝕏Co-FounderFarhan Hossain is a robotics and product design engineer with a background in hardware development and manufacturing. He worked as an engineer at Apple on the Vision Pro and has spent over a decade in robotics, wearables, and consumer electronics.
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Peter KroghinCo-FounderPeter Krogh has spent over two decades working on natural language technology, initially through engineered systems and more recently with large language models. He currently focuses on developing AI systems capable of conducting spoken conversations.
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- What does Blue do?
- A keyboard application for iPhone that uses voice dictation, powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT, to enable faster text input through speech.
- Who founded Blue?
- Blue was founded by Omar Abdelaziz, Farhan Hossain, Peter Krogh in 2024.
- Who are Blue's investors?
- Blue's investors include Shorooq Partners, Y Combinator.
- Where is Blue headquartered?
- Blue is headquartered in San Francisco, US.