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Darkgrade

Pre-SeedFunding signal
darkgrade.comB2BNew York, NY, USA
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Investor read

Evidence-bound summary — expand sections for movement, risks, and signals.

Memo snapshot · May 20, 2026, 6:26 PM

Insufficient evidenceEvidence-bound analyst verdict
  • •Funding: Latest: Pre-seed. Investors: Y Combinator.
  • •Named backers in indexed sources: Y Combinator.

What would change this read

  • →Open roles appearing would signal burn capacity and growth intent.
  • →Product launches or public engineering activity would evidence execution.

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TL;DR

Seed (YC)

Darkgrade Camera protocol for AI vision.

Funding

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

Quick read

  • •Darkgrade Camera protocol for AI vision.
  • •Sector narrative limited in indexed snippets; verify on primary sources (darkgrade.com).

Key signals

Funding

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

Product / news

Limited product/news coverage in corpus (Low).

Evidence summary

Verified facts

  • •Darkgrade Camera protocol for AI vision.
  • •Sector narrative limited in indexed snippets; verify on primary sources (darkgrade.com).

Recent movers

  • •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Darkgrade | Y Combinator
  • •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Darkgrade | Y Combinator
  • •Y Combinator

Suggested next steps

  • ▸Run a manual rescrape or add sources before forming a view — the current corpus is too thin.

Funding & hiring signals

funding_articleConfidence: low

Darkgrade | Y Combinator

Fall 2024 batch; protocol for LLMs to interface directly with camera image sensors.

Affected score: noObserved: May 20, 2026

Weak funding evidence: mention does not include a parsed raise amount/round and may refer to non-funding context.

Open roles (indexed)

No open roles indexed yet.

Public index
48Activity 85/100Strong public activity signal
7D-2 (-4.0%)
30D+10 (+26.3%)
Needs Review

The index price and activity score are algorithmic estimates based on observed public company-level signals. They may be incomplete, stale, or inaccurate and are not investment, legal, tax, or business advice.

Source health

  • public_page:homeok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 07:18 AM
  • public_market_enrichmentok
    Last checked Mon, May 11, 05:07 AM
  • public_page:_ok
    Last checked Mon, May 11, 05:07 AM

Signal timeline

6 dated public signals · newest on the right

Funding
Press
Company
Other
May 19, 2026Jun 9, 2026Jun 30, 2026
Funding (1)Press (1)Company (1)Other (3)

Signal breakdown

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

Public source summary

Total evidence rows
6
Latest evidence
Mon, Jun 29, 07:18 AM

Source types found

company_sitefunding_articleofficial_siteotherpress

Strongest / recent news-style rows

  • Darkgrade | Y Combinator

    Wed, May 20, 06:26 PM · confidence 88%high quality

  • Darth Vader

    wikipedia · Mon, Jun 29, 07:18 AM · confidence 50%low quality

  • Dark ride

    wikipedia · Mon, Jun 29, 07:18 AM · confidence 50%low quality

Public signal timeline

Newest first · 6 event(s)

1
Mon, Jun 29, 07:18 AM · official_site · 75% · publichigh qualityDarkgrade | Let your camera understand the world

Source: official_site

Darkgrade | Let your camera understand the world Docs Let your camera understand the world We're building a protocol for large language models to directly interface with image sensors. GitHub Star Darkgrade on GitHub YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Discord…

Source ↗
2
Wed, May 20, 06:26 PM · funding_article · 88% · verified_publichigh qualityDarkgrade | Y Combinator

Fall 2024 batch; protocol for LLMs to interface directly with camera image sensors.

Source ↗
3
Wed, May 20, 06:26 PM · company_site · 85% · verified_publichigh qualityDarkgrade

Camera protocol for AI vision.

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4
Mon, Jun 29, 07:18 AM · other · 50% · publiclow qualityDarth Vader

Source: wikipedia

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5
Mon, Jun 29, 07:18 AM · other · 50% · publiclow qualityDark ride

Source: wikipedia

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6
Wed, May 20, 06:26 PM · press · 85% · verified_publiclow qualitydarkgrade/darkgrade on GitHub

Open-source camera control library.

Source ↗

Official / company site

2 row(s)

The company's own site — the authoritative description of what they sell and to whom. Marketing-controlled, so treat claims as positioning rather than verified traction.

official_site·Mon, Jun 29, 07:18 AM·Confidence 75%high qualitypublic
Darkgrade | Let your camera understand the world

Darkgrade | Let your camera understand the world Docs Let your camera understand the world We're building a protocol for large language models to directly interface with image sensors. GitHub Star Darkgrade on GitHub YouTube Subscribe on YouTube Discord…

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗
company_site·Wed, May 20, 06:26 PM·Confidence 85%high qualityverified_public
Darkgrade

Camera protocol for AI vision.

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗

News

2 row(s)

Third-party press coverage. Independent reporting corroborates company claims; repeated coverage across outlets is a momentum signal.

other·Mon, Jun 29, 07:18 AM·Confidence 50%low qualitypublic
Darth Vader

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗
other·Mon, Jun 29, 07:18 AM·Confidence 50%low qualitypublic
Dark ride

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗

Funding / news

1 row(s)

Funding announcements and investor-database records. The strongest public signal of capitalization: round, amount, and syndicate quality when disclosed.

funding_article·Wed, May 20, 06:26 PM·Confidence 88%high qualityverified_public
Darkgrade | Y Combinator

Fall 2024 batch; protocol for LLMs to interface directly with camera image sensors.

Why it matters: Funding signal — Pre-Seed per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.

Open source ↗

GitHub

1 row(s)

Public engineering activity. Sustained commits, releases, and stars indicate real product development and, for dev tools, developer adoption.

press·Wed, May 20, 06:26 PM·Confidence 85%low qualityverified_public
darkgrade/darkgrade on GitHub

Open-source camera control library.

Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.

Open source ↗

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