Triple
T1203260
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sam Altman |
E25829
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWith |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Y Combinator
Y Combinator is a prominent Silicon Valley startup accelerator known for funding and mentoring early-stage technology companies such as Airbnb, Dropbox, and Stripe.
|
E137940
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Y Combinator | Statement: [Sam Altman, associatedWith, Y Combinator]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Y Combinator Context triple: [Sam Altman, associatedWith, Y Combinator]
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A.
Thiel Capital
Thiel Capital is an investment firm and family office managing the personal capital and strategic ventures of billionaire entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel.
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B.
Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator
Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator is a leading startup accelerator and incubator at the University of California, Berkeley that supports early-stage companies with mentorship, resources, and access to investors.
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C.
Founders Fund
Founders Fund is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for backing ambitious, transformative technology companies at early and growth stages.
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D.
Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz is a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for backing leading technology startups across software, fintech, crypto, and other innovation-driven sectors.
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E.
Mohr Davidow Ventures
Mohr Davidow Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm known for investing in early-stage technology and life sciences startups.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Y Combinator Triple: [Sam Altman, associatedWith, Y Combinator]
Generated description
Y Combinator is a prominent Silicon Valley startup accelerator known for funding and mentoring early-stage technology companies such as Airbnb, Dropbox, and Stripe.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Y Combinator Target entity description: Y Combinator is a prominent Silicon Valley startup accelerator known for funding and mentoring early-stage technology companies such as Airbnb, Dropbox, and Stripe.
-
A.
Thiel Capital
Thiel Capital is an investment firm and family office managing the personal capital and strategic ventures of billionaire entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel.
-
B.
Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator
Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator is a leading startup accelerator and incubator at the University of California, Berkeley that supports early-stage companies with mentorship, resources, and access to investors.
-
C.
Founders Fund
Founders Fund is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for backing ambitious, transformative technology companies at early and growth stages.
-
D.
Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz is a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for backing leading technology startups across software, fintech, crypto, and other innovation-driven sectors.
-
E.
Mohr Davidow Ventures
Mohr Davidow Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm known for investing in early-stage technology and life sciences startups.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a4942b30f08190a91c60573e16b5ef |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bdbda0b081909c0147121a945e27 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac7f3caed481908e9e4b6b9daa544d |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac7fa90f608190bec0c7dff1d7c9ae |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac808a919081908253d1778695ab2d |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:46 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:46 p.m.