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Illume Labs

Consumer health-intelligence company whose assistant Taro connects wearables, meal photos, workouts and lab results and answers questions about them by text message or in an app, with a limited free tier and a paid membership.

StageUndisclosed

Founded2026

HeadquartersSan Francisco, USA

StatusPrivate

Product

Selected offerings — the AI products recorded here, not the vendor's full catalogue.

• Illume (Taro) Application Sold on its own

  Personal health assistant, named Taro, that syncs a wearable (Apple Health on iPhone), reads meal photos texted in, logs workouts and turns uploaded bloodwork into biomarkers, then answers questions grounded in the user's own history by text message or in an app; the terms state it is not medical advice. A Limited Free tier allows up to 5 answers a day, with a 7-day trial and a membership at $10 per month or $100 per year as a founding member.

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EEvergreen.aiUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and Evergreen.ai both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareWWonderingUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and Wondering Canvas both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareAArenaLate-stageIllume (Taro) and Arena both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; Illume Labs's scale not recorded.Shared product typeCompareKKorsoUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and Korso both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareNNaverPublicIllume (Taro) and AI Briefing both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; Illume Labs's scale not recorded.Shared product typeCompareKKakaoPublicIllume (Taro) and ChatGPT for Kakao both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; Illume Labs's scale not recorded.Shared product typeCompareTBThe Browser CompanyAcquiredIllume (Taro) and Arc Search both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; Illume Labs's scale not recorded; The Browser Company is acquired, with no independent scale.Shared product typeCompareQQuoraEarly-stageIllume (Taro) and Poe both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; Illume Labs's scale not recorded.Shared product typeCompareLLogicalUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and Logical both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareAAntinuousUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and Antinuous both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships AI agent rather than the same layer.1 of 1 capabilityDifferent layerCompareLLogosGuardUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and LogosGuard AI Privacy Shield both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareWWritesonicUndisclosedOverlaps on data analysis; scale not recorded for either.1 of 1 capabilityShared product typeCompareAAlmanacUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and Almanac both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareEMEgoist MachinesUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and AI Passport both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeComparePPlutoUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and Pluto both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships AI agent rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareRRiverUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and River both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.1 of 1 capabilityShared product typeCompareIIntelitalUndisclosedOverlaps on data analysis; scale not recorded for either.1 of 1 capabilityShared product typeCompareTETova EarthUndisclosedOverlaps on data analysis; scale not recorded for either.1 of 1 capabilityShared product typeCompareVVeniceLate-stageIllume (Taro) and Venice both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; Illume Labs's scale not recorded.Shared product typeCompareHHyperWriteUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and HyperChat both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareMLMintplex LabsUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and AnythingLLM both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareBByteDanceUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and Doubao (豆包) both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; Illume Labs's scale not recorded; ByteDance's scale not comparable: only a revenue estimate, no market cap or valuation.1 of 1 capabilityShared product typeCompareLSLM StudioUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and LM Studio both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareLLangdockUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and Langdock Chat both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.1 of 1 capabilityShared product typeCompareGGBrainUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and GBrain both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareSTSK TelecomPublicIllume (Taro) and A. (Adot) both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareSSapia.aiUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and Phai both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.1 of 1 capabilityShared product typeComparePPalantirPublicIllume (Taro) and AIP Assist both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; Illume Labs's scale not recorded.1 of 1 capabilityShared product typeCompareSSuperhumanUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and Superhuman Go both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareCCerencePublicIllume (Taro) and Cerence Assistant both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; Illume Labs's scale not recorded.Shared product typeCompareNANomic AIUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and GPT4All both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareCClickUpLate-stageIllume (Taro) and ClickUp Brain MAX both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; Illume Labs's scale not recorded.1 of 1 capabilityShared product typeCompareNNiCEPublicOverlaps on data analysis; Illume Labs's scale not recorded.1 of 1 capabilityShared product typeCompareYYou.comLate-stageIllume (Taro) and You.com both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; Illume Labs's scale not recorded.Shared product typeCompareCCrestaLate-stageOverlaps on data analysis; Illume Labs's scale not recorded.1 of 1 capabilityShared product typeComparePPerplexityLate-stageIllume (Taro) and Perplexity both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; Illume Labs's scale not recorded.Shared product typeCompareRARelevance AIEarly-stageIllume (Taro) and Relevance Chat both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.1 of 1 capabilityShared product typeCompareGGlean (Glean Technologies)Late-stageIllume (Taro) and Glean Assistant both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; Illume Labs's scale not recorded.Shared product typeCompareGGenesysUndisclosedOverlaps on data analysis; Illume Labs's scale not recorded; Genesys's scale not comparable: only a revenue estimate, no market cap or valuation.1 of 1 capabilityShared product typeCompareTTurnstoneUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and Turnstone both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships AI agent rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareNNanoGPTUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and NanoGPT Browser Assistant both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareAAiseraAcquiredIllume (Taro) and GenIQ both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; Illume Labs's scale not recorded; Aisera is acquired, with no independent scale.Shared product typeCompareOOpenTextPublicIllume (Taro) and OpenText Content Aviator both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareKKrispUndisclosedOverlaps on data analysis; scale not recorded for either.1 of 1 capabilityShared product typeCompareWWaivEarly-stageOverlaps on data analysis; scale not recorded for either; ships data service and platform rather than the same layer.1 of 1 capabilityDifferent layerCompareOOpenTagUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and OpenTag both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships AI agent rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareLALiquid AIUndisclosedIllume (Taro) and Liquid Apollo both serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompare

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Sources

Total funding

Not found · 22 Oct 2026

Pages read for this record state no funding total. Tried the home and terms pages (browser read 2026-10-22) and the company's YC profile.

Valuation

Not found · 22 Oct 2026

Pages read for this record state no valuation. Tried the home and terms pages (browser read 2026-10-22) and the company's YC profile.

Founded

Company disclosure · 22 Oct 2026

Own YC profile lists Founded: 2026; illumelabs.ai states no founding year. Its terms name the provider as Illume Labs, Inc., as the page states it, not confirmed against a registry.

Public listing

Not found · 22 Oct 2026

No listing on the pages read; treated as private.

Description

Company disclosure · 22 Oct 2026

Own YC profile: "Illume is a 24/7 AI personal health & longevity companion that connects your wearables, blood panels, and genomic data to text you personalized and actionable insights."

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