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Frontrunner
YC F26San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 1 known investors
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Frontrunner is a platform for building AI agents that handle go-to-market tasks such as researching accounts, finding prospects, running campaigns, updating CRMs, and qualifying inbound leads. It connects to a company's existing systems and is aimed at sales and revenue teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSales TechArtificial IntelligenceSalesMarketingUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F26)
Frontrunner was founded in 2026 by Maya Nayyar and Carl Bager.
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Maya NayyarCo-Founder & CEOShe previously served as Head of Growth at Console and Growth Lead at Encord, focusing on go-to-market for AI infrastructure companies, and began her career as an associate at Bank of America; she holds a BA in Economics from Columbia.
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Carl BagerCo-Founder & CTOHe previously served as CEO of Diciv (acquired by Madison AI), led growth engineering at Encord, and worked as a growth engineer at Instawork and The Org, and holds a BA from Yale.
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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Frontrunner do?
- Frontrunner is a platform for building AI agents that handle go-to-market tasks such as researching accounts, finding prospects, running campaigns, updating CRMs, and qualifying inbound leads. It connects to a company's existing systems and is aimed at sales and revenue teams.
- Who founded Frontrunner?
- Frontrunner was founded by Maya Nayyar, Carl Bager in 2026.
- Who are Frontrunner's investors?
- Frontrunner's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Frontrunner headquartered?
- Frontrunner is headquartered in San Francisco, US.