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Inari
AcquiredYC S23San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 2 employees · 3 known investors
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Inari analyzes customer feedback, support tickets, and CRM data to identify product opportunities and customer insights, automatically surfacing relevant information and linking findings to backlog items.
Also known as Backpocket Inc · Backpocket, Inc. · Backpocket
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareArtificial IntelligenceGenerative AIB2BAnalyticsEnterpriseUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S23)
Inari was founded in 2023 by Frank Lee and Eric Kim.
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Frank LeeFounderHe previously led product teams at Dapper Labs working on gamification and marketplace features for NBA Top Shot and NFL ALL Day, and held roles at Opendoor developing ML pricing products and expanding business operations across multiple cities between 2016 and 2020. He has also worked at Amazon.
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Eric KimFounderEric Kim held leadership roles at Amazon, including founding tech lead for SageMaker DataWrangler and responsibilities for XGBoost model deployment and government cloud infrastructure. He is now CTO of Inari, developing an AI workplace assistant for data integration and decision-making.
Investors · 3
Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Inari do?
- Inari analyzes customer feedback, support tickets, and CRM data to identify product opportunities and customer insights, automatically surfacing relevant information and linking findings to backlog items.
- Who founded Inari?
- Inari was founded by Frank Lee, Eric Kim in 2023.
- Who are Inari's investors?
- Inari's investors include Y Combinator, Acre Venture Partners, Criteria Venture Tech.
- Where is Inari headquartered?
- Inari is headquartered in San Francisco, US.