# decuff

[decuff on Hacklab](https://hacklab.so/org/decuff)

Startup · 1 person on Hacklab

## Links

- [Website](https://decuff.ai/)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/decuff)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/decuff/)

## About

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## 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.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maceo-cardinale-kwik) · [X](https://x.com/maceock)

[Source: Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/decuff) · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.

## Current staff

- [Maceo Cardinale Kwik](https://hacklab.so/maceo-cardinale-kwik) — Founder/CEO (Present)