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YC S25San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 2 employees · Hiring · 3 known investors
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Stagewise builds an open-source platform for autonomous AI agents that can work across multiple systems, applications, and databases with rich environmental context and user-defined limits. The platform is designed to enable agents to perform autonomous work across software development and broader enterprise environments for teams and companies of any size.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S25)
stagewise was founded in 2024 by Glenn Töws and Julian Goetze.
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Glenn TöwsFounder & CEOGlenn Töws studied electrical engineering at DHBW Mosbach with a focus on functional safety in automotive embedded software through a partnership with Rheinmetall. He previously led development and adoption efforts for an embedded software componentization framework at Miele before transitioning to work in artificial intelligence and web technologies, now serving as CEO of stagewise.
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Julian GoetzeCo-Founder & CTOPreviously, he worked as a core engineer at saasmetrix and built strukto.io, a product-led growth tool for computer science students.
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Julian GötzeChief Technology Officer
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Glenn Toews Julian GoetzeFounder
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Lorenz HutterFounder
Investors · 3
Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
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Blast.Clubreported$5.5M
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Twenty Two VenturesreportedPalo Alto · $50K – $250K
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- What does stagewise do?
- Stagewise builds an open-source platform for autonomous AI agents that can work across multiple systems, applications, and databases with rich environmental context and user-defined limits. The platform is designed to enable agents to perform autonomous work across software development and broader enterprise environments for teams and companies of any size.
- Who founded stagewise?
- stagewise was founded by Glenn Töws, Julian Goetze in 2024.
- Who are stagewise's investors?
- stagewise's investors include Y Combinator, Blast.Club, Twenty Two Ventures.
- Where is stagewise headquartered?
- stagewise is headquartered in San Francisco, US.