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Apten
YC S24San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 6 employees · Hiring · 2 known investors
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Apten builds AI agents that automate student enrollment workflows for educational institutions across SMS, phone, email, and web channels. The platform manages student communications throughout their lifecycle—from prospecting to re-engagement—while maintaining conversation context across all touchpoints and integrating with existing CRM and admissions systems.
Also known as Attent, Inc. · Attent
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSalesMarketingSMSAI AssistantUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S24)
Apten was founded in 2023 by Daniel Ho and Roshan Kumaraswamy.
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Daniel HoCo-founder, CEOHe previously worked as a product manager at Tesla on supplier quality and cost recovery systems, and held supply chain analytics roles at Amazon, Lucid Motors, and Walmart. He holds a degree in Economics and Data Science from UC Berkeley.
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Roshan KumaraswamyCo-founder / CTOPreviously, he spent three years at AWS developing sales planning applications and data platforms, and worked as an early engineer at InfluxData building multi-data source capabilities for their Flux language; he studied electrical engineering and computer sciences at UC Berkeley.
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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
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- What does Apten do?
- Apten builds AI agents that automate student enrollment workflows for educational institutions across SMS, phone, email, and web channels. The platform manages student communications throughout their lifecycle—from prospecting to re-engagement—while maintaining conversation context across all touchpoints and integrating with existing CRM and admissions systems.
- Who founded Apten?
- Apten was founded by Daniel Ho, Roshan Kumaraswamy in 2023.
- Who are Apten's investors?
- Apten's investors include Y Combinator, Community Phone Company.
- Where is Apten headquartered?
- Apten is headquartered in San Francisco, US.