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Ndea

YC W26

Founded 2024 · 15 employees · 5 known investors

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NDEA develops artificial general intelligence technology and benchmarks. The company is founded by the creator of Keras and a co-founder of Zapier.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechArtificial IntelligenceDeep LearningHard TechRemote WorkMLFully Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W26)

Ndea was founded in 2024 by François Chollet and Mike Knoop.

FCFrançois Chollet
François CholletCo-FounderFrancois Chollet is a machine learning researcher and software engineer who created Keras, a widely-used deep learning framework, and previously led AI research at Google. He is the founder of Ndea.
MKMike Knoop
Mike KnoopFounderMike Knoop is the creator of Keras and co-founder of Zapier. He is now founding Ndea, which develops artificial general intelligence technology and benchmarks.
FCFrancois Chollet
Francois CholletCo-Founder
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Bryan LandersTechnical Staff

Investors · 5

Coatue Managementlisted by Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M
Menlo Ventureslisted by Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M

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StemAI VClisted by StemAI VC$250K

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Founder mafia

3 people who came through Ndea went on to found or lead other companies.

Jeremy BermanMember of Technical StaffFounded BasementFrançois CholletFounderFounded ARC Prize FoundationMike KnoopFounderFounded Zapier

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In the news

AI researcher François Chollet founds a new AI lab focused on AGI | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Jan 2025Ndea Funding: $43.0M | Complete Analysis | Extruct AIextruct.ai

Frequently asked questions

What does Ndea do?
NDEA develops artificial general intelligence technology and benchmarks. The company is founded by the creator of Keras and a co-founder of Zapier.
Who founded Ndea?
Ndea was founded by François Chollet, Mike Knoop in 2024.
Who are Ndea's investors?
Ndea's investors include Air Street Capital, Coatue Management, Menlo Ventures, StemAI VC, Y Combinator.