Poka Labs
YC S24San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 5 employees · Hiring · 4 known investors
Poka Labs provides AI agents that automate commercial operations for industrial B2B companies, including pricing, quoting, and guided selling by ingesting and learning from existing business data and processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSupply ChainAIIndustrialUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S24)
Poka Labs was founded in 2023 by Andrew Bass and Malay Shah.
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Andrew BassinCo-Founder & CTOPreviously, he built data infrastructure systems at Meta and optimization software at a Series A mobility startup; he holds an MS and MBA from Harvard, with focus on machine learning systems.
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Malay ShahinFounder and CEOHe holds degrees in chemical engineering and economics from NC State and an MBA from Harvard Business School, with prior operations and engineering roles in the specialty chemicals industry across manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany, and China.
Investors · 4
Competitors · 2
by search overlapPoka12 shared keywordsPoka provides a platform for factory workers to learn, solve problems, and share knowledge in real time on the factory floor. It serves manufacturers, connecting workers to digital manufacturing operations to support continuous improvement.
Getlatka7 shared keywordsGetLatka provides CEO-confirmed revenue, growth, and valuation data for thousands of private SaaS companies, sourced from Nathan Latka's on-camera founder interviews. It serves founders, researchers, and marketers looking for benchmarking and revenue data.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Poka Labs do?
- Poka Labs provides AI agents that automate commercial operations for industrial B2B companies, including pricing, quoting, and guided selling by ingesting and learning from existing business data and processes.
- Who founded Poka Labs?
- Poka Labs was founded by Andrew Bass, Malay Shah in 2023.
- Who are Poka Labs's investors?
- Poka Labs's investors include Beat Ventures, The MBA Fund, Transpose Platform Management, Y Combinator.
- Where is Poka Labs headquartered?
- Poka Labs is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

