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Darkgrade (YC F24) — Let your camera understand the world

We're building a protocol for large language models to directly interface with image sensors.

Darkgrade is a Y Combinator company in the Fall 2024 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Let your camera understand the world. The founder listed is Kevin Schaich (Founder/CEO) (Y Combinator directory entry, November 11, 2024).

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Darkgrade

New accelerator entry · 2024-11-11 · the record

Fall 2024
batch
1
people
Early
stage
United States of America
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BatchFall 2024
Announced2024-11-11
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size1
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Infrastructure
SectorsConsumer, Social Media, Video, Media, AI
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedDenver, CO, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttps://darkgrade.com
Founded2024
Previously known asCoblocks

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We're building a protocol for large language models to directly interface with image sensors.

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