Markov (Markov Studios) is a San Francisco-based Y Combinator (Summer 2026) startup building data and environments for training computer-use AI. The company captures how people actually use computers - screen recordings with synchronized mouse and keyboard inputs, annotations, and open datasets across real workflows in tools like Salesforce, Blender, and Photoshop, plus gaming data from Valorant, Minecraft, and GTA. Markov sources high-quality tasks and data to train the next generation of computer-use and reinforcement-learning models, releasing much of its work in public on Hugging Face (150k+ dataset downloads). Founded in 2026 by Dev Mandal (CEO) and Harish Ashok, Markov distributes its datasets through Hugging Face rather than a first-party API; this profile currently tracks no public API surface.
Markov is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Artificial Intelligence, Machine-Learning, Data, and Computer Use.
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name: Markov
description: Markov (Markov Studios) is a San Francisco-based Y Combinator (Summer 2026) startup building data and environments
for training computer-use AI. The company captures how people actually use computers - screen recordings with synchronized
mouse and keyboard inputs, annotations, and open datasets across real workflows in tools like Salesforce, Blender, and Photoshop,
plus gaming data from Valorant, Minecraft, and GTA. Markov sources high-quality tasks and data to train the next generation
of computer-use and reinforcement-learning models, releasing much of its work in public on Hugging Face (150k+ dataset downloads).
Founded in 2026 by Dev Mandal (CEO) and Harish Ashok, Markov distributes its datasets through Hugging Face rather than a
first-party API; this profile currently tracks no public API surface.
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