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Jenni AI
AI writing assistant built specifically for academic researchers and students — cited by universities globally, growing without YC.
/ STORY
Henry Mao applied to YC with Jenni and didn't get in. Built it into one of the most-used AI writing tools for researchers regardless.
Jenni helps academics write papers, manage citations, and overcome writer's block — a vertical AI use case that the broader market missed but turned out to be deeply needed.
/ DETAILS
Founder
Henry Mao
YC Batch Applied
W24
Rejected
2024
Category
AI
Bootstrapped
No
Verified
Yes
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