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Artifact

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Artifact makes it easy to record stories with the most important people in your life. We set them up with a professional interviewer through our marketplace and we make it easy, from scheduling interviews to delivering a polished edit that wouldn’t sound out of place on NPR. We then host their stories in shareable, interactive listening experiences

Founded 2020Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Artifact makes it easy to record stories with the most important people in your life. We set them up with a professional interviewer through our marketplace and we make it easy, from scheduling interviews to delivering a polished edit that wouldn’t sound out of place on NPR. We then host their stories in shareable, interactive listening experiences.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Ross Chanin

Founder

I like to build things that help people. I'm a proud husband, father, and professed soccer nut. I hail from the Great State of New Jersey, but have called the Bay Area home since 2006. At heart, I am a Rawlsian.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Moncef Biaz

Founder

I was born and raised in Morocco, studied in France, then moved to the US. I've always been a startup fan — first employee at Knowhere News, and third employee at Charlie Finance. I love prototyping and building things from scratch.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Martin Gouy

Founder

Originally from France. I love building all sorts of things: drones, microphones, ceramics. The only thing I love more is building them with cool people and bringing tremendous value to people. Little do I know my luck, this is exactly what we are doing at Artifact!

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

George Quraishi

Founder/COO

I'm a former writer and editor, and I taught myself to make podcasts while working on Howler, the small but mighty soccer mag I founded and ran for seven years. This is what led me to helping to form Artifact. I'm an eighth-gen Floridian on my mom's side and a first-gen American on my dad's, and I live in Tampa with my wife, two kids, and two poodles.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
10team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2020 · Source

News & product activity

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Y Combinator

Profile depthenriched profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
Pricing evidenceA pricing page was detected
Maturity: Not assessed · 4 of 6 areas documented

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