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YC W25San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 2 employees · 3 known investors
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AI assistant that grades roofing sales rep performance against sales processes and provides coaching for residential roofing companies. It uses outcome-based pricing.
Also known as MAIVE (Manufacturing AI Vision Engine)
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareArtificial IntelligenceHome ServicesUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W25)
Maive was founded in 2025 by David Tondreau and Will Cray.
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David TondreauCo-Founder & CEOHe previously worked as a manufacturing engineer at Rolls-Royce, earned a Master's degree in Engineering from UC Berkeley, and spent five years at Dexterity AI in software engineering and product management roles. He holds patents in robotics and aerospace engineering.
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Will CrayCo-FounderHe previously led machine learning and computer vision efforts at Dexterity, founded a computer vision and machine learning startup while completing a Master's degree in Machine Learning at UT Austin, and worked as a software engineer on autonomous driving systems at Intel.
Investors · 3
Mission One Capitallisted by Mission One CapitalMiami · $100K – $500Kvia Kiel Berry · inferred
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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
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Founder CapitalreportedSilicon Valley · $25K – $100K
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The YC application· Winter 2025 batch
Maive (YC W25) Demo Day Pitch
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Maive do?
- AI assistant that grades roofing sales rep performance against sales processes and provides coaching for residential roofing companies. It uses outcome-based pricing.
- Who founded Maive?
- Maive was founded by David Tondreau, Will Cray in 2025.
- Who are Maive's investors?
- Maive's investors include Mission One Capital, Y Combinator, Founder Capital.
- Where is Maive headquartered?
- Maive is headquartered in San Francisco, US.