Sieve
YC W22San Francisco, US · Founded 2022 · 34 employees · Hiring · 4 known investors
Sieve creates high-quality multimodal datasets and training environments for frontier AI labs developing generative media, robotics, and agentic systems. The company combines exabyte-scale infrastructure with novel data collection and processing techniques to serve AI research teams and enterprise customers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareVideoData LabelingData EngineeringAIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)
Sieve was founded in 2022 by Mokshith Voodarla and Abhinav Ayalur.
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Mokshith Voodarlain𝕏Co-Founder, CEOHe previously worked on computer vision systems at Scale AI, NVIDIA, and Ford, and holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.
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Abhinav Ayalurin𝕏Co-Founder, CTOHe has held roles in computer vision, data analysis, and API development at Second Spectrum, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Niantic, and holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Sieve do?
- Sieve creates high-quality multimodal datasets and training environments for frontier AI labs developing generative media, robotics, and agentic systems. The company combines exabyte-scale infrastructure with novel data collection and processing techniques to serve AI research teams and enterprise customers.
- Who founded Sieve?
- Sieve was founded by Mokshith Voodarla, Abhinav Ayalur in 2022.
- Who are Sieve's investors?
- Sieve's investors include Fjor Founders, Matrix, Swift Ventures, Y Combinator.
- Where is Sieve headquartered?
- Sieve is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

