YC amplifies folk: AI texting assistant adds 170,000 users in under a week
ycombinator · x · 2026-10-30
Y Combinator's account boosted folk, a consumer AI assistant that lives in iMessage/Telegram/WhatsApp. It claims 170,000 new users since Monday. The product recovers forgotten subscriptions and double charges, finds clothing from photos and buys it, and nudges users with check-ins, streaks and quizzes. The attached growth chart shows a steep hockey-stick curve.
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