Quippy
New accelerator entry · 2026-08-26 · the record
In their words
Quippy is a daily practice app for your social life. You run short, realistic practice conversations, like pushing back on a boss or talking during a first date, and get line-by-line feedback on what landed and what backfired. The curriculum adapts to each person's patterns, reshaping itself around their weak spots, ensuring steady improvement in the conversations that matter most.
What the record says
Founder of Quippy. Most recently Head of Product at Luvu (a16z-backed), scaling from $0 to $1.5M ARR in 4 months. Previously APM at Duolingo, delivering $50.4M in ARR growth and helped build features including Video Call with Lily and Duolingo's first monolingual English course (280K DAUs in 4 months). Dual degree in CS and Business from the University of Michigan.
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Against the 29 companies on file from Fall 2026. Median team 2, largest 6.
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| Company | Batch | Sectors | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreamscale Labs | Fall 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Infrastructure | 2026-09-05 |
| Sinter | Fall 2026 | 3D Printing, Manufacturing, Advanced Materials | 2026-09-05 |
| Hopper | Fall 2026 | Infrastructure, AI | 2026-09-04 |
| OnePatch | Fall 2026 | DevOps, Automation, AI | 2026-09-03 |
| Orca Aerospace | Fall 2026 | AIOps, Space Exploration, Satellites | 2026-09-02 |
| Quippy (this page) | Fall 2026 | AI-Enhanced Learning, Social, Health & Wellness | 2026-08-26 |
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