Automation Startups

Ginkgo Bioworks builds autonomous labs and offers cell-programming and bioengineering services for the biopharma, agriculture, and industrial biotech markets. The company operates in the synthetic biology industry, developing engineered organisms and foundry technology for customers across these sectors.

21 investors

Mbodi develops AI-powered robots that can learn new tasks through natural language instructions and demonstration, eliminating the need for reprogramming when processes change. The company targets manufacturers and production facilities that need flexible automation that adapts in real-time to changing conditions and scales across robot fleets.

11 investors

Mytos develops automated manufacturing technology for regenerative medicines, specifically targeting the production of stem cell-derived therapies to make treatments for conditions like Parkinson's, blindness, and spinal cord injury accessible and affordable to patients.

10 investors

Zapier provides a platform for connecting AI models and agents to workflows and business applications, enabling teams to automate tasks across over 9,000 apps without coding. The platform serves enterprises, operations teams, and businesses of all sizes looking to deploy AI-driven automation for lead capture, customer support, employee onboarding, and other business processes.

10 investors

Browser Use provides AI-powered browser automation infrastructure with anti-detection capabilities, CAPTCHA solving, and custom LLMs designed for web-based agent tasks at scale.

7 investors

Artisan builds an AI-powered platform that consolidates fragmented work software tools and automates repetitive workflows through AI collaborators. The platform initially focuses on outbound sales but aims to expand across industries including customer success, recruiting, and enterprise operations.

5 investors

Asteroid provides a HIPAA-compliant platform that automates workflows across healthcare systems lacking public APIs, including EHRs, payer portals, and government registries through browser automation and AI agents. The platform reduces manual data entry and integration maintenance work for healthcare software companies and payers.

5 investors

Basalt operates managed satellite constellations controlled by artificial intelligence, serving private companies and government agencies that lack aerospace expertise and want to collect and stream satellite imagery and data to their devices.

5 investors

Lob provides software and hardware infrastructure for automating, personalizing, and tracking direct mail campaigns at scale. The platform serves businesses seeking to integrate physical mail delivery with digital marketing tools while maintaining security and print quality.

5 investors

Routine builds an AI-powered work platform that integrates and centralizes data from third-party services like GitHub, Salesforce, Slack, and Dropbox into a unified workspace for project tracking and team collaboration. The platform uses a graph-based approach to connect fragmented information across tools, serving teams and individuals who want a consolidated view of their work without constant app-switching.

5 investors

Treble.ai provides a platform for businesses to create and distribute marketing conversations at scale via WhatsApp, with built-in analytics to track and optimize campaign performance across customer acquisition funnels.

5 investors

Cohere develops customer engagement software that guides users visually on their screens during support and sales interactions, including over voice and text channels like phone or chat.

4 investors

FINNY is a growth platform that identifies and targets financial prospects for advisors through data aggregation and automated outreach, enabling personalized client acquisition at scale.

4 investors

JITX develops software to automate hardware and circuit board design for electronics companies. The platform uses algorithms for physical design automation to help teams design better electronics.

4 investors

Mindee provides an AI-powered OCR API that extracts structured data from documents including invoices, receipts, passports, and other formats, converting unstructured documents into JSON with high accuracy. The platform serves businesses across industries that need to automate document processing workflows without requiring model training.

4 investors

Paces develops software and services to accelerate the development of renewable energy and power infrastructure projects from siting to shovel-ready. The platform serves energy developers and project teams working on renewable energy and power generation.

4 investors

Parallel develops AI agents for hospital administrative workflows, specifically automating medical coding tasks to increase coding speed and accuracy while integrating with existing hospital systems.

4 investors

RoboTire builds automated robotic systems that change vehicle tires in roughly 10 minutes, designed for deployment in shops, parking lots, or remote fleet service areas to reduce maintenance costs and downtime for vehicle operators and fleet managers.

4 investors

Automat is an enterprise automation platform that uses AI techniques to automate business workflows. It targets companies seeking to automate work processes faster and at lower cost than traditional automation software.

3 investors

AutoPallet Robotics develops small mobile robots that handle box movement and palletization in warehouses, designed to integrate into existing facilities at lower cost than traditional automation systems.

3 investors

Elevate provides data integration and automation software for private equity firms and portfolio companies, enabling system integration acceleration and automated close processes.

3 investors

Crux is an AI-powered analytics and creative strategist platform that helps performance marketers optimize advertising decisions and campaigns. The platform serves digital marketers and ad account managers seeking to streamline decision-making across multiple tools.

3 investors

Manifold provides a platform for freight carriers and brokers to identify, bid on, and automate quoting for spot freight loads from customer portals and email. The platform combines manual bidding tools with AI-driven automation to help teams manage load opportunities and optimize pricing across multiple sources.

3 investors

Notte provides browser infrastructure and APIs for AI agents and automations to interact with websites and web applications. The platform offers distributed browser sessions, authentication management, and task automation capabilities designed for developers building AI-powered web automation tools.

3 investors