jo
YC X26San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 2 employees · 3 known investors
Jo is a personal AI agent that reads email, calendar, and connected apps to deliver a daily brief with actionable summaries, meeting prep, draft replies, and gentle reminders for work and personal life. It runs on Mac with Apple Silicon and integrates with email, calendar, notes, browsers, chats, Telegram, and WhatsApp.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFuture of WorkSaaSAI AssistantUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaFully Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (X26)
jo was founded in 2023 by Pradeep Elankumaran and Kevin Li.
PE
Pradeep Elankumaranin𝕏Co-Founder, CEOPradeep Elankumaran has co-founded multiple consumer-focused companies including jo (W24), Farmstead (S16), and Kicksend (S11).
Investors · 3
The YC application· Spring 2026 batch
Alumni Q&A
- What is the core problem you are solving? Why is this a big problem? What made you decide to work on it?
- The founders built jo, a personal AI agent that connects context from conversations, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, contacts, messages, browser activity, and the Mac when users enable those sources, then uses it to answer questions, produce daily briefings, surface reminders and follow-ups, and run recurring workflows. Unlike a chatbot, jo retains context over time and can act proactively, but consequential actions such as sending messages, changing calendars, or making purchases require user approval. It is generally available with no waitlist on Mac (Apple Silicon required) and web, with access also through mobile web, Telegram, and WhatsApp; it supports individuals and families, giving each member a separate private instance, memory, cloud machine, and storage, and does not train models on users' raw data.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through jo went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 3
by search overlapCharacter.AI4 shared keywordsConsumer generative-AI platform where users create and chat with customizable AI characters via web and mobile apps.
ChatGPT3 shared keywordsChatGPT is an AI assistant that generates text responses, creates images, and processes uploaded files based on user prompts and saved chat history.
Juji3 shared keywordsJuji provides no-code tools for building cognitive and generative AI chatbot agents that automate high-touch human services such as advising, counseling, interviewing, and recruitment. Its platform lets non-technical staff in organizations create and deploy custom conversational AI agents with features like active listening, psychographic insights, and audience analytics.
Companies competing with jo for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
In the news
Frequently asked questions
- What does jo do?
- Jo is a personal AI agent that reads email, calendar, and connected apps to deliver a daily brief with actionable summaries, meeting prep, draft replies, and gentle reminders for work and personal life. It runs on Mac with Apple Silicon and integrates with email, calendar, notes, browsers, chats, Telegram, and WhatsApp.
- Who founded jo?
- jo was founded by Pradeep Elankumaran, Kevin Li in 2023.
- Who are jo's investors?
- jo's investors include Afore Capital, Hypothesis, Y Combinator.
- Where is jo headquartered?
- jo is headquartered in San Francisco, US.