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Saffron

Pre-SeedFunding signal
www.trysaffron.ai/B2BSan Francisco, CA, USA
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Memo snapshot · May 20, 2026, 5:44 PM

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What they do

Saffron — AI-Native Technical Assessments

Funding

Latest: Pre-seed. Investors: Y Combinator, Afore Capital. (High).

Quick read

  • •Saffron — AI-Native Technical Assessments
  • •Reported angle: About — Saffron
  • •Indexed activity snapshot: 1 funding‑related row(s), 0 hiring‑related, 0 GitHub‑tagged, 3 product/news‑style — scoring reflects corpus coverage only.

Stage

Seed (YC)

Evidence summary

Verified facts

  • •Saffron — AI-Native Technical Assessments
  • •Reported angle: About — Saffron
  • •Indexed activity snapshot: 1 funding‑related row(s), 0 hiring‑related, 0 GitHub‑tagged, 3 product/news‑style — scoring reflects corpus coverage only.

Recent movers

  • •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Saffron | Y Combinator
  • •May 20, 2026 · trysaffron.ai — About — Saffron
  • •May 11, 2026 · Blog / news — Blog — Saffron

+1 more in Recent movement below

  • •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Saffron | Y Combinator
  • •May 20, 2026 · trysaffron.ai — About — Saffron
  • •May 11, 2026 · Blog / news — Blog — Saffron
  • •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Launch YC: Saffron
  • •Y Combinator
  • •Afore Capital per YC profile
  • •Afore Capital

Funding

Latest: Pre-seed. Investors: Y Combinator, Afore Capital. (High).

Hiring

No hiring/careers evidence indexed (Low).

GitHub

No GitHub‑linked evidence indexed (Low).

Product / news

3 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings (High).

Traffic / social

No traffic/social evidence indexed (Low).

Funding & hiring signals

funding_articleMay 20, 2026Confidence: high

Saffron | Y Combinator

YC P26 (Spring 2026) backed by Y Combinator and Afore Capital per YC profile.

Affected score: yesObserved: May 20, 2026Round: Pre-Seed
raisedpre-seed
ReferenceDec 16, 2008Confidence: high

Image Metrics Scores $6.5 Million In Funding, Makes Digital Characters Look Really Real

Affected score: yesObserved: Dec 16, 2008Round: series bAmount: $6.5 M
series bled byfundingraised

Open roles (indexed)

No open roles indexed yet.

Failed or blocked links

  • public_page:_pressnot_found
    Last checked Mon, May 11, 09:07 AM

    HTTP 404

  • public_page:_newsnot_found
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  • public_page:_jobsnot_found
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    HTTP 404

  • public_page:_companynot_found
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    HTTP 404

  • public_page:_careersnot_found
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    HTTP 404

  • public_page:customersnot_found
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    HTTP 404

  • public_page:pricingnot_found
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    HTTP 404

  • public_page:pressnot_found
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    HTTP 404

  • public_page:newsnot_found
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  • public_page:jobsnot_found
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  • public_page:careersnot_found
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  • public_page:teamnot_found
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    HTTP 404

DealFlow growth score
47.0Moderate public activity signal
7D-28%
30D+0%
Needs Review

The score is an algorithmic estimate based on observed public company-level signals. It may be incomplete, stale, or inaccurate and is not investment, legal, tax, or business advice.

Source health

  • public_market_enrichmentok
    Last checked Mon, May 11, 09:07 AM
  • public_page:_blogok
    Last checked Mon, May 11, 09:07 AM
  • public_page:_aboutok
    Last checked Mon, May 11, 09:07 AM
  • public_page:_ok
    Last checked Mon, May 11, 09:07 AM
  • public_page:homeok
    Last checked Mon, May 11, 09:07 AM
  • public_page:blogok
    Last checked Sun, May 10, 10:21 PM
  • public_page:aboutok
    Last checked Sun, May 10, 10:21 PM

DealFlow score momentum

477D -2830D +0
100500
2026-05-20: 47

More runs will build history.

The score is an algorithmic estimate based on observed public company-level signals. It may be incomplete, stale, or inaccurate and is not investment, legal, tax, or business advice.

Signal breakdown

Latest momentum signal per category. Expand a card to inspect raw payloads.

Public source summary

Total evidence rows
5
Latest evidence
Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM

Source types found

blogcompany_sitefunding_articlepress

Strongest / recent news-style rows

  • Saffron | Y Combinator

    Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM · confidence 88%high quality

    https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/saffron

  • About — Saffron

    Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM · confidence 85%high quality

    https://www.trysaffron.ai/about

  • Launch YC: Saffron

    Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM · confidence 85%medium quality

    https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Q5b-saffron-find-your-next-10x-engineer

Public signal timeline

Newest first · 5 event(s)

1
Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM · company_site · 85% · verified_publichigh quality

Saffron — AI-Native Technical Assessments

Official product and pricing.

Source ↗
2
Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM · press · 85% · verified_publichigh quality

About — Saffron

Mission and investor logos section.

Source ↗
3
Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM · funding_article · 88% · verified_publichigh quality

Saffron | Y Combinator

YC P26 (Spring 2026) backed by Y Combinator and Afore Capital per YC profile.

Source ↗
4
Mon, May 11, 09:07 AM · blog · 70% · publichigh quality

Blog — Saffron

Source: Blog / news

Insights on AI-native technical hiring, engineering assessments, and what we're learning building Saffron.

Source ↗
5
Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM · press · 85% · verified_publicmedium quality

Launch YC: Saffron

Launch post on AI-native hiring assessments.

Source ↗

Official / company site

1 row(s)

company_site·Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM·Confidence 85%high qualityverified_public

Saffron — AI-Native Technical Assessments

Official product and pricing.

https://www.trysaffron.ai/

News

2 row(s)

press·Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM·Confidence 85%high qualityverified_public

About — Saffron

Mission and investor logos section.

https://www.trysaffron.ai/about
press·Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM·Confidence 85%medium qualityverified_public

Launch YC: Saffron

Launch post on AI-native hiring assessments.

https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Q5b-saffron-find-your-next-10x-engineer

Funding / news

1 row(s)

funding_article·Wed, May 20, 05:44 PM·Confidence 88%high qualityverified_public

Saffron | Y Combinator

YC P26 (Spring 2026) backed by Y Combinator and Afore Capital per YC profile.

https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/saffron

Blog

1 row(s)

blog·Mon, May 11, 09:07 AM·Confidence 70%high qualitypublic

Blog — Saffron

Source name: Blog / news

Insights on AI-native technical hiring, engineering assessments, and what we're learning building Saffron.

https://www.trysaffron.ai/blog

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