Helicone
AcquiredYC W23San Francisco, US Β· Founded 2023 Β· 5 employees Β· 1 known investors
Helicone provides infrastructure for AI companies to route, debug, and analyze their applications. The platform serves developers and organizations building AI systems.
Also known as Prompt Zero Β· TableTalk Β· Valyr
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareAIOpsAnalyticsOpen SourceUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadershipΒ· Y Combinator alumni (W23)
Helicone was founded in 2023 by Justin Torre, Barak Oshri, and Scott Nguyen.
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Justin TorreinπFounder / CEO2023β2026He previously worked as a developer evangelist and teacher at Apple, and brings over five years of experience building and working on various software projects.
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Barak OshriinπCo-Founder2022β2023He previously worked as a machine learning engineer at Sisu Data on enterprise ML systems, conducted research at Stanford AI Lab, and holds BS and MS degrees from Stanford, where he also served as a teaching assistant.
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Scott NguyeninπCo-Founder (YC W23)2022β2024Scott Nguyen is the founder of Helicone, which provides infrastructure for AI companies to route, debug, and analyze their applications.
Investors Β· 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeed RoundJul 2025Source β
- Undisclosed amountSeedSep 2024Source β
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Helicone went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors Β· 9
by search overlap
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Helicone do?
- Helicone provides infrastructure for AI companies to route, debug, and analyze their applications. The platform serves developers and organizations building AI systems.
- Who founded Helicone?
- Helicone was founded by Justin Torre, Barak Oshri, Scott Nguyen in 2023.
- Who are Helicone's investors?
- Helicone's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Helicone headquartered?
- Helicone is headquartered in San Francisco, US.