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Unify

YC W23

London, GB · Founded 2023 · 6 employees · 16 known investors

Unify provides AI agents that handle routine business tasks across communications, sales, operations, and engineering by executing pre-built workflows or custom automation. The service serves tech-focused companies and teams looking to offload administrative and repetitive work.

Also known as Deep Ivy Inc. · Ivy

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSArtificial IntelligenceProductivityOpen SourceAIAI AssistantUnited KingdomEuropeFully Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W23)

Unify was founded in 2023 by Daniel Lenton.

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Daniel Lentonin𝕏FounderDaniel Lenton holds a PhD in machine learning for 3D vision and robotics from Imperial College London, with a focus on deep technical engineering work.

Investors · 16

A.Capital VenturesSan Francisco
Abstraction CapitalKansas City · $50K – $400Kvia Taylor Clauson · inferred
Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M
J12 Ventures
Leonis CapitalSan Francisco
Lunar VenturesBerlin · $500K – $2M
Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M
TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2Mvia Fred Campbell · inferred
Wayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Abstract VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $750K
Essence Venture CapitalreportedSeattle · $10K – $10Mvia Timothy Chen · inferred
OpenAI Startup FundreportedSan Francisco · $1M
Race CapitalreportedPalo Alto · $250K – $2M
Thrive CapitalreportedNew York · $500K – $25M
WndrCoreportedRedwood City · $100K – $10M

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Competitors · 3

by search overlap
Unifygtm53 shared keywordsUnify is a go-to-market platform that combines prospecting, personalized outreach, and analytics into a single tool so sales and growth teams can reach the right customers at the right time. It targets B2B companies seeking to improve outbound sales and customer acquisition.
Unifyapps34 shared keywordsUnifyApps offers an enterprise platform layer that lets CIOs standardize their organization's systems, teams, and products to become AI-first without rebuilding existing infrastructure or data models. It positions itself as an integration layer that connects AI models, cloud services, and systems of record to produce business outcomes.
Uniify28 shared keywordsUniify builds digital customer onboarding software for financial companies, aiming to reduce risk and simplify the onboarding process. The product targets the compliance and customer-journey needs of businesses in the financial sector.

Companies competing with Unify for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

Companies House · registry record

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Registered name
UNIFY LTD
Company number
03990852
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 May 2000
Registered office
Apartment 536 Leftbank, Manchester, M3 3AE
Nature of business (SIC)
74990 — Non-trading company
Accounts
last made up to 31 Mar 2025 · next due 31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statement
last made up to 11 May 2026 · next due 25 May 2027

Current officers · 1

  • Franco Petrella — director, appointed 22 Jul 2020

Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 24 Jul 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In the news

BigBasket’s profitability plan; UnifyApps eyes $100 million fundingm.economictimes.com · Jul 2026Unify Raises $69K Seed Round | Signalbasetrysignalbase.com · Jun 2026Copia Raises $26M in Funding to Unify OT Code Management, Backup, and Recoveryprnewswire.com · Jun 2026Unify: Self-Learning Virtual Colleaugesycombinator.com · Mar 2026Unify Raises $40 Million Series B to Transform Go-To-Market with AIbusinesswire.com · Jul 2025Unify: Notion for AI Observability 📊ycombinator.com · Mar 2025In 2024, it really is better to run a startup in San Francisco, according to data and founders who’ve relocated | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Aug 2024Unify - The best LLM on every prompt ✨ycombinator.com · May 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Unify do?
Unify provides AI agents that handle routine business tasks across communications, sales, operations, and engineering by executing pre-built workflows or custom automation. The service serves tech-focused companies and teams looking to offload administrative and repetitive work.
Who founded Unify?
Unify was founded by Daniel Lenton in 2023.
Who are Unify's investors?
Unify's investors include A.Capital Ventures, Abstraction Capital, Battery Ventures, J12 Ventures, Leonis Capital, Lunar Ventures, Samsung Next, TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital) and 8 more.
Where is Unify headquartered?
Unify is headquartered in London, GB.