Ishiki Labs is a Y Combinator-backed AI startup building socially aware artificial intelligence that understands human social dynamics. Their flagship product Fern is a meeting assistant that knows when to stay silent, when to contribute, and handles tasks while conversations are still happening.
Unlike traditional AI that responds to every prompt without context, Ishiki Labs builds socially aware AI that understands when to speak, when to stay silent, and how to participate naturally in human conversations and environments.
AI Visibility Score
Ishiki Labs has an AI visibility score of 41/100, rated as moderate. This score reflects how often and how prominently Ishiki Labs appears in responses from AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
AI Perception Summary
Ishiki Labs commands an impressive 75% mention rate with Efficiency-Obsessed COOs, yet this operational dominance is undercut by a complete invisibility in Google AI Overviews. While the brand secures top-tier rankings on Claude and Gemini for technical and trust-based queries, it is currently surrendering the critical 'Mac Power User' segment to competitors like Granola and Fireflies.
Strengths
- Secured #1 rankings across ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini for the brand vibe check, indicating a strong baseline entity recognition.
- Highly effective penetration of the Efficiency-Obsessed Startup COO persona with a 75% mention rate and an average position of 2.6.
- Dominates nuanced queries regarding 'social awareness' and 'trust' in AI assistants on Claude and Gemini, positioning the brand as a sophisticated technical leader.
Visibility Gaps
- Zero visibility in AI Overviews (0% mention rate) despite strong performance on conversational LLMs.
- Complete failure to capture the Culture-Focused People Operations Lead persona, suggesting a lack of narrative around team wellbeing or soft skills.
- Frequent 'Not Mentioned' status for MacOS-specific productivity queries, where competitors like Granola and Slack are capturing the market.
Competitors in AI Recommendations
- Slack: 24 mentions
- Fireflies.ai: 22 mentions
- Grain: 19 mentions
- Notion: 18 mentions
- Otter.ai: 16 mentions
- Zoom: 15 mentions
- Granola: 14 mentions
- Avoma: 12 mentions
- Fathom: 12 mentions
- Fireflies: 11 mentions
- Google Meet: 10 mentions
- Teams: 10 mentions
- Salesforce: 10 mentions
- Sembly AI: 10 mentions
- Krisp: 9 mentions
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
Tags: YC25-26