decuff

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About decuff

YC company profile

Uncensored AI models, served at scale with zero data retention.

decuff is an API for uncensored AI. We serve abliterated open-source models at scale with zero data retention: direct answers, no refusals, no lectures. AI is a tool that should do what you ask. Start building at decuff.ai.

  • YC batch: Spring 2026
  • Founded: 2026
  • Team size: 1
  • Location: San Francisco
  • Country: US
  • Status: Active
  • Industry: Consumer
  • Stage: Early
  • Tags: Developer Tools, Consumer, Infrastructure, AI Assistant
  • YC partner: David Lieb

Founders

Maceo Cardinale Kwik — Founder/CEO

Founder and CEO of decuff, an API for uncensored AI: abliterated open-source models served at scale with zero data retention. Previously a software engineer at Traba, where I built Datost on nights and weekends before joining YC. Datost reached $400K ARR in eight weeks. B.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech in two years, 4.0 GPA.

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Source: Y Combinator · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.