YC Spring 2026 (P26) founder

Kerry Lu

Founder of Auxos, Simulations of real people for market research

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Company

Kerry Lu is listed as a founder of Auxos. Auxos builds AI customer twins for marketing, product, and research teams to test their hypotheses at scale. We work with companies to create 1:1 replicas of their customers by sourcing and interviewing real people in their ICP, allowing us to accurately model how they behave and make decisions. Currently, market research is too slow and expensive to use on anything but the biggest decisions. Surveys and panels cost a fortune and it takes weeks to recruit, moderate, and gather insights. Auxos provides a 24/7 available customer panel that can give population-scale insights in minutes. The day-to-day decisions surrounding product, pricing, and positioning can now be validated with the same rigor that used to be reserved for the big ones.

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  1. LinkedIn

    Y Combinator always says to do things that don’t scale.

    Y Combinator always says to do things that don’t scale. What they don’t tell you is what that actually looks like. I've traveled 25,000 miles across 4 cities in 4 weeks for Auxos (YC P26). Hong Kong, Miami, LA, and NYC. Redeyes every time. The craziest one was flying to Hong...

  2. LinkedIn

    Auxos (YC P26) has an investment offer from OpenAI.

    Auxos (YC P26) has an investment offer from OpenAI. $2M in tokens at an uncapped SAFE. What does that mean? Uncapped SAFE means that they're investing at our Series A valuation but giving us the tokens up front. This means for every $1 of OpenAI tokens, we are exchanging ~$0.20...

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    Proud to be an early investor in @YouArtStudio

    Proud to be an early investor in @YouArtStudio

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    tech bros dont have group chats so they just use X

    tech bros dont have group chats so they just use X

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    Are they getting real beds in the office now

    Are they getting real beds in the office now

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