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Boundary

YC W23

Seattle, US · Founded 2023 · 10 employees · Hiring · 2 known investors

Boundary develops BAML, a programming language designed for building AI agents and integrating large language models into applications. The language includes native testing and observability tools for structured LLM outputs, tool calling, and parallel LLM execution, and can be used alongside other programming languages to standardize AI component development.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W23)

Boundary was founded in 2023 by Vaibhav Gupta and Aaron Villalpando Gonzalez.

VGVaibhav Gupta
Vaibhav GuptainCo-FounderVaibhav Gupta is a software engineer with over seven years of experience in computer vision and graphics. He previously worked at Microsoft on 3D reconstruction for HoloLens and at Google, where he led optimization efforts on ARCore and facial recognition systems.
AVAaron Villalpando Gonzalez
Aaron Villalpando Gonzalezin𝕏FounderAaron Villalpando Gonzalez spent approximately a decade at AWS working on distributed systems and at Prime Video developing consumer-facing products. He is now focused on building ML infrastructure and developer tooling at Boundary.

Investors · 2

Competitors · 6

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Hugging Face25 shared keywordsHugging Face is a collaboration platform that hosts and provides access to machine learning models, datasets, and applications. It offers both open-source tools for the ML community and paid compute and enterprise solutions for teams building AI applications.
LangChain23 shared keywordsLangChain provides an agent engineering platform and open source frameworks for developers to build, test, and deploy AI agents that can use data and take actions. The platform includes LangSmith for observability and evaluation, and serves enterprise customers including 35% of the Fortune 500.
LiteLLM21 shared keywordsLiteLLM provides an AI gateway that simplifies access to over 100 large language models through a unified OpenAI-compatible interface, with built-in features for fallbacks, spend tracking, and load balancing. The platform serves developers and engineering teams integrating multiple LLM providers into their applications.
Eesel16 shared keywordseesel AI builds AI "teammates" that connect to a company's tools and perform work tasks under human supervision, with autonomy increasing over time. The product targets support and enterprise teams and uses usage-based pricing tied to work completed.

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What does Boundary do?
Boundary develops BAML, a programming language designed for building AI agents and integrating large language models into applications. The language includes native testing and observability tools for structured LLM outputs, tool calling, and parallel LLM execution, and can be used alongside other programming languages to standardize AI component development.
Who founded Boundary?
Boundary was founded by Vaibhav Gupta, Aaron Villalpando Gonzalez in 2023.
Who are Boundary's investors?
Boundary's investors include Y Combinator, Galaxy Ventures.
Where is Boundary headquartered?
Boundary is headquartered in Seattle, US.