AI infrastructure

Wit.ai

Website

Natural Language for the Internet of Things. Wit.ai is an API that makes it easy for developers to build applications and devices that you can talk to. Any app, any device can use Wit.ai to take natural language input (speech or text message) from users and turn it into a command. Wit.ai is a Y Combinator company based in Palo Alto, and funde

Overview

Natural Language for the Internet of Things.

Wit.ai is an API that makes it easy for developers to build applications and devices that you can talk to. Any app, any device can use Wit.ai to take natural language input (speech or text message) from users and turn it into a command.

Wit.ai is a Y Combinator company based in Palo Alto, and funded by Andreessen Horowitz.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
AI infrastructureAPI platformDevelopersDevelopersUsage & volume pricing

Founders & team

Laurent Landowski

Founder

Cofounded VirtuOz (acq. by Nuance), Wit.ai (acq. by FB), working currently on healthcare at Nabla

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Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
11team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Andreessen Horowitz · Y Combinator

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

Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules

The source reports an inactive or acquired company; current product identity needs review.

Maturity is an evidence-based assessment, not a success rating. It may understate the current stage where evidence is limited. Coverage records documented areas, not a complete or independently audited company history.

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independent websitesource corroborationreachable websitedescriptive evidenceclassified market and modelsourced peoplepricing page observed
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