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YC Root AccessHow Solve Intelligence Is Building the Future of AI Patent Law
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- November 10, 2026
- Duration
- 31m
- Channel
- YC Root Access
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Solve Intelligence (S23) builds AI software for patent attorneys. More than 700 IP teams use it, including firms like Perkins Coie and DLA Piper and in-house teams at Intel and Siemens. At YC x London, co-founders Chris, Angus, and Sanj sat down with YC Managing Partner Diana Hu to talk about applying to YC with an idea that was two weeks old, reaching millions in revenue with no salesperson and no sales background, and how AI is changing the future of law. Chapters: 00:00 - A two-week-old idea 02:39 - What were your chances of getting into YC? 04:27 - Leaving a quant job 06:55 - Why patents? 08:48 - What San Francisco changed 10:54 - Millions in revenue with no salespeople 12:57 - Why not just use ChatGPT? 15:50 - 12 people to 70 in a year 17:42 - Excited or afraid of the next model? 19:26 - Why they moved back to London 22:06 - Advice to your younger self 24:42 - Q&A: how to learn sales 26:07 - The first customer, and the refund 28:53 - Their biggest mistake 30:05 - Taking ownership at an early startup
SPEAKERS
Diana Hu
hostHost/moderator for YC Root Access (Y Combinator).
Chris
guestCEO and cofounder of Solve Intelligence; completed a PhD in AI at UCL.
Sanj
guestCofounder and Chief Research Officer at Solve Intelligence.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of YC Root Access, featuring Diana Hu and Chris, How Solve Intelligence Is Building the Future of AI Patent Law explores Solve Intelligence: early launch, paid feedback, and AI patent workflows The speakers describe Solve Intelligence starting as a two-week-old side project that became a YC application “whim,” where talking to patent attorneys during the application led to sharper positioning and a pivot.
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