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Datacurve

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San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 4 employees · 16 known investors

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Datacurve develops research and data collection infrastructure for training AI systems. The company creates annotated datasets and evaluation frameworks to enable AI model development across various domains.

Also known as Datacurve AI Inc. · UncleGPT Inc. · Shipd · Uncle GPT · Uncle GPT, Shipd

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W24)

Datacurve was founded in 2024 by Serena Ge and Charley Lee.

SGSerena Ge
Serena GeCo-Founder, CEOSerena Ge began coding in high school and built a training application used by Team Canada athletes. She attended the University of Waterloo for computer science before leaving to work with Cohere's CTO on language model improvements through synthetic data generation. She is now building data production systems at Datacurve.
CLCharley Lee
Charley LeeCo-FounderCharley Lee studied computer science at the University of Waterloo and interned at Google before focusing on AI research in multi-modal reinforcement learning and agent training. He is now building data infrastructure for large language models at Datacurve, a company he developed through Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch.
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Serena Ge Charley LeeFounder
VWVictoria Wan
Victoria WanDoing stuffsFounder/COO at OpenSight
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Jinjin NiuGTM
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tazik shahjahanTalent Engineer

Investors · 16

Chemistrylisted by ChemistrySan Francisco

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Homebrewlisted by HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K

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Northside Ventureslisted by Northside VenturesToronto · $73K – $365Kvia Alex McIsaac · inferred

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Pioneerlisted by PioneerToronto, Ontario

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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AccomplicereportedBoston · $5M – $25M

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Alt CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $1M – $10M

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Amplify PartnersreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $5M

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Andreessen HorowitzreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $50M

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Balaji RollingreportedLynnwood

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Balaji Srinivasanreported$10K – $500K

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CRV (Charles River Ventures)reportedBay Area · $250K – $5M

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Kube VCreported

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Masad CapitalreportedLynnwood

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Palm Drive CapitalreportedNew York · $500K – $5M

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$15M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2025

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

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In the news

Datacurve raises $15 million to take on ScaleAI | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Oct 2025Datacurve - High quality code data to train foundation modelsycombinator.com · Mar 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Datacurve do?
Datacurve develops research and data collection infrastructure for training AI systems. The company creates annotated datasets and evaluation frameworks to enable AI model development across various domains.
Who founded Datacurve?
Datacurve was founded by Serena Ge, Charley Lee in 2024.
Who are Datacurve's investors?
Datacurve's investors include Afore Capital, Chemistry, Homebrew, Northside Ventures, Pioneer, Y Combinator, Accomplice, Alt Capital and 8 more.
How much funding has Datacurve raised?
Datacurve has disclosed $15M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
Where is Datacurve headquartered?
Datacurve is headquartered in San Francisco, US.