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Research lab solving non-verifiable work

Winter 2026Founded 20251 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA
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Non-Verifiable Work ResearchServicesEnterprises and research labs with hard-to-verify research needsLow competition
Moat
Research lab approach to hard problems requiring multi-step reasoning; defensible expertise and methodology.
Key risk
Niche, emerging category; work quality hard to assess; customer concentration; AI capability limitations on novel problems.
Why now
Frontier AI models enabling complex reasoning; enterprises seeking external research capabilities for hard problems.
Competitors
Emerging space, academic consulting, in-house research teams
โ†ป Pivot / rename signal

This company has previously operated under โ€œClice AIโ€, โ€œCliceโ€. A rename frequently marks a pivot in positioning or product โ€” useful raw material for variant ideas.

Founders ยท 1

Lance Yan
Lance YanFounder & CEO

Seeking truth.

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