Hessian
YC X26San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 3 employees · 2 known investors
Hessian deploys AI agents and engineers to automate operations and knowledge work across businesses, handling tasks like proposal drafting, invoice reconciliation, and data management. The company provides end-to-end automation systems built on its own platform for enterprise clients.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (X26)
Hessian was founded in 2026 by Bao Nguyen, James Smith, and Tom Watson.
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Bao NguyeninCo-FounderHe previously co-founded Zettafleet, a decentralized LLM training platform, and worked as a software engineer at Bloomberg developing machine learning pipelines for asset rating and index management. He holds an MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a BSc in Computer Science from Durham University, with published research in ML systems.
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James SmithinCo-FounderHe previously spent five years at Bloomberg developing data infrastructure for financial services and worked at DRW on commodities trading data systems; he holds a degree in computer science from Durham University.
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Tom WatsoninCo-FounderTom is co-founder and CTO at Hessian, overseeing platform engineering. He previously worked at GoCardless on database infrastructure for a payments system, and at CMC Markets developing a retail trading application. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from Durham University.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Hessian do?
- Hessian deploys AI agents and engineers to automate operations and knowledge work across businesses, handling tasks like proposal drafting, invoice reconciliation, and data management. The company provides end-to-end automation systems built on its own platform for enterprise clients.
- Who founded Hessian?
- Hessian was founded by Bao Nguyen, James Smith, Tom Watson in 2026.
- Who are Hessian's investors?
- Hessian's investors include Y Combinator, Prime Movers Lab.
- Where is Hessian headquartered?
- Hessian is headquartered in San Francisco, US.