Saffron
Saffron is an AI technical assessment platform that measures how software engineers use AI to build, debug, and ship software.
Source: ycombinator.com
Latest round on record: Pre Seed, June 2026, amount undisclosed.
All 2 rounds ↓Signals
X account@trysaffron · created Mar 17, 2026 (8 months old) · 63 followers
Website registeredDec 17, 2025 (11 months old)
TIMELINE · MILESTONES
Saffron | 181 days from website to first raise on record
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Funding rounds
- Pre Seed · amount undisclosed
- X account created
- Website created
- Date unknownRound · $500K*Source: ycombinator.com
Founders and team
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Jerry Yao FounderKC
Kazuma Choji FounderRC
Robert Chondro Founder
Investors
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Sources and API
Every amount links to the page it came from. * Estimated from an accelerator's published standard deal, not a company-specific disclosure. How Recent Funding sources and verifies funding data. The same data as JSON: /api/v1/companies/saffron (get a free API key).