Summary:
Betaworks unveiled 10 new startups from its Camp program, focusing on AI interfaces to enhance user experiences.
The companies include innovations like Nubrain for thought-to-text translation and Patina for scent-based technology.
Notable products are Primitive for voice-driven task management and Feather for automating tedious workflows.
This cohort builds on the success of alumni such as Hugging Face, highlighting Betaworks' role in fostering cutting-edge tech.
The Camp's theme emphasizes designing intuitive AI interactions, with Demo Day held in early November.
Early-stage venture fund Betaworks has announced the latest 10 companies launching from its prestigious Camp program, a 13-week biannual residency that began in 2016 and has nurtured successes like Hugging Face and Graze Social.
Focus on AI Interfaces
The theme for this year's Camp is Interfaces, highlighting companies that design products shaping how users experience AI. Previous themes centered on application layers and agents. Applications opened in June, the camp started in August, and Demo Day was held on November 4.
The Innovators
Here are the companies from the 13th Betaworks Camp:
- Nora: A browser extension founded by Sid Banothu that tracks shopping habits.
- Primitive: A web app by Kasey Klimes enabling users to voice ideas, which the platform converts into task lists and integrates with tools like Notion and calendars.
- Patina: Founded by Sean Raspet and Laura Sisson, this company uses olfactory technology to create "scent photographs" through protein folding, scent receptors, and graph neural networks.
- My Place, by Orange: A platform from Helen Huang offering realistic simulations of everyday human life through games.
- Putty: Currently in stealth mode, founded by Kevin Chang, focusing on memory systems, ambient interfaces, and technology aligned with life's sporadic rhythms.
- Telepath: A computer built with AI and no apps, founded by Stephen Hood, Josh Whiting, and Rupert Manfredi.
- Feather: A digital assistant by ShaoBo Zhang and Marco Yu that automates tedious tasks, such as apartment hunting, by creating workflows.
- Nubrain: Founded by Priyanka Jain and Ingo Marquardt, it uses EEG data to translate human thoughts into speech, text, and images.
- Presq: A platform from Adam Saleh, Steve Burstyn, and Mikey Robins that allows influencers to upload data and create prompts for manufacturable footwear, with plans to expand to eyewear and home goods.
- Intension: Founded by Conor Sanchez O’Shea and Gabriel Duemichen, it helps users focus on desktops by removing distractions, tracking attention, and mapping workflow habits.
This story was updated to clarify Presq's functionality.
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