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Founders / Shane Barakat

Polarity

Applied AI research lab; post-trained small models and agentic code search/review (Paragon, Omnigrep).

Role
Co-founder
HQ
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
Founded
2025
Status
Acquired by Wander

Co-founders: Alexandru Ungureanu, Mihai Posea

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