Rivet
YC W23San Francisco, US · Founded 2022 · 5 employees · 2 known investors
Rivet provides infrastructure for AI agents and realtime applications, offering stateful compute primitives called Actors that run in Node.js or Bun backends. The platform supports deployment options ranging from local libraries to fully managed cloud services or self-hosted environments with compliance features like air-gapped and on-premises support.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareB2BOpen SourceInfrastructurein /rivet-gg@rivet_dev
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W23)
Nicholas Kisselin𝕏Founder
Investors · 2
In the news
- D.C.'s Rivet Industries, founded by Palantir alum, raises nearly $58M to develop wearable tech for military - Washington Business Journalbizjournals.com · 2026
- Rivet Tax aims to modernize an old-school industry with AI and venture backinghartfordbusiness.com · 2025
- L.A. Tax Preparation Startup Rivet Secures $5.1M in Funding to Accelerate Growthlatimes.com · 2025
- Our favorite startups from YC's Winter 2023 Demo Day — Part 1 | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2023
- Rivet Raises $20.5M in Series B Funding - FinSMEsfinsmes.com · 2022
- Rivet - 2026 Funding Rounds & List of Investors - Tracxntracxn.com · 2021
- Rivet - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors - Tracxntracxn.com · 2021