Refresh
YC X25San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 8 employees · 1 known investors
Refresh builds simulation environments and evaluation benchmarks for frontier AI labs to measure and improve model capabilities. The company focuses on creating realistic, production-grade testing environments that accurately assess AI system performance.
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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (X25)
Refresh was founded in 2025 by Christopher Settles and Erik Quintanilla.
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Christopher Settlesin𝕏Co-Founder, CEOHe previously worked on machine learning at Uber AI and studied computer science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Erik Quintanillain𝕏Co-Founder & CTOErik Quintanilla is co-founder and CTO of Refresh, with prior experience as an engineer at Capital One and Amazon, along with work at AI voice startups focused on data and scraping. He has a background in computer vision research.
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- What does Refresh do?
- Refresh builds simulation environments and evaluation benchmarks for frontier AI labs to measure and improve model capabilities. The company focuses on creating realistic, production-grade testing environments that accurately assess AI system performance.
- Who founded Refresh?
- Refresh was founded by Christopher Settles, Erik Quintanilla in 2025.
- Who are Refresh's investors?
- Refresh's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Refresh headquartered?
- Refresh is headquartered in San Francisco, US.