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Humance

YC W21

Founded 2021 · 3 employees · 9 known investors

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Humance develops AI products designed to augment human capability and decision-making rather than replace human workers. The company builds tools for domain experts and practitioners that explain their reasoning, maintain transparency, and defer to human judgment.

Also known as Vin Chaud Inc. · Angkm · Angkm, Blushh, blushh, Blushh, R.care · blushh · Blushh · R.care

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W21)

Humance was founded in 2021 by Soy Hwang, Sunny Kim, and Yon Soo Park.

SHSoy Hwang
Soy HwangCo-FounderSoy Hwang previously worked at Boston Consulting Group's digital ventures division, where she built startups for Fortune 500 companies, before founding R.care where she leads business and design.
SKSunny Kim
Sunny KimCo-FounderSunny Kim held engineering and tech leadership roles on machine learning projects at YouTube and Google, and co-founded Seknd, a beauty search platform, before leading engineering and innovation at R.care.
YSYon Soo Park
Yon Soo ParkFounderYon Soo Park completed a PhD at Harvard and previously worked as a software engineer on the Data Team at Amazon Web Services. She has published peer-reviewed research on rights that received coverage in major publications.
SC
SJ Choi
JY
Ja Young Choi

Investors · 9

Coyote VenturesreportedSan Francisco

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Elysium Venture CapitalreportedPalo Alto

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Golden Wokreported

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Pomifer Capitalreported

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TVC CapitalreportedLa Jolla

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VentureFriendsreportedAthens · $500K – $2.5M

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Xploration CapitalreportedLondon

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Frequently asked questions

What does Humance do?
Humance develops AI products designed to augment human capability and decision-making rather than replace human workers. The company builds tools for domain experts and practitioners that explain their reasoning, maintain transparency, and defer to human judgment.
Who founded Humance?
Humance was founded by Soy Hwang, Sunny Kim, Yon Soo Park in 2021.
Who are Humance's investors?
Humance's investors include Y Combinator, Coyote Ventures, Elysium Venture Capital, Golden Wok, Pomifer Capital, Side Door Ventures, TVC Capital, VentureFriends and 1 more.