Automation Startups

Neuron Industries builds Cortex, an AI-native industrial controller that replaces the traditional PLC, HMI, historian, and vendor IDE in a single device, letting controls engineers describe machine behavior in plain English and generate auditable real-time Python code. The platform serves industrial automation and controls-engineering teams working on machines, skids, retrofits, and production lines, with a built-in browser IDE, wiring discovery, robot control, on-device historian, and simulation-based testing.

1 investor

OpenSteer builds specialized AI agents that perform autonomous work by browsing the web, integrating with user tools, and executing on schedules either in the cloud or on-premises. The platform serves developers and enterprises looking to automate business processes and workflows.

1 investor

Notyfi is a monitoring and notification service that tracks user-specified topics across news, filings, databases, and websites, delivering alerts via email, dashboard, or direct API integration into workflows and AI agents.

1 investor

Popsy is an AI-powered lead generation and outreach tool that identifies and engages potential customers on Reddit through intelligent post analysis and automated personalized messaging.

1 investor

Ramain provides agentic process automation that uses AI agents to automate manual UI tasks across web and desktop applications by visually interacting with screens, eliminating manual data entry and system handoffs. The platform targets enterprise teams working with disconnected legacy systems and web portals that lack API integrations.

1 investor

Rapidfolio automates manual processes for the financial industry using AI. The company was founded by the team behind Sable, a fintech that provided credit products to underbanked Americans.

1 investor

Rindler provides a platform that enables AI agents to reliably navigate and interact with any website, offering infrastructure for deterministic web access. The platform serves developers and organizations building AI agents that need to automate work across web-based systems.

1 investor

Sage Care provides software for home care agency operators to manage lead capture, client conversion, and automated administrative paperwork.

1 investor

Sameday provides AI voice systems that answer incoming calls and handle overflow/after-hours service for plumbing and HVAC businesses. The system uses AI models to manage customer interactions and scheduling.

1 investor

Servo7 develops AI control software for robots that learns from demonstrations to automate repetitive tasks, including in regulated industries like military and healthcare. The platform replaces traditional pre-programmed control methods with machine learning to reduce programming complexity.

1 investor

SideNote is a real-time workplace communication monitoring and coaching platform that uses AI to detect and prevent legal, compliance, and policy violations before messages are sent. The solution analyzes language in employee communications across email, chat, and documents, providing immediate guidance and aggregated insights to HR, compliance, and security teams.

1 investor

An AI tool that speeds up email management and processing for inbox users.

1 investor

Smartcuts is a Chrome extension that automatically converts user actions like clicks and typing into replayable automations. The tool targets users who want to automate repetitive browser tasks.

1 investor

StackAI is a platform for building and orchestrating AI agents with enterprise-grade security and governance controls. It enables organizations to convert business processes into autonomous agents that integrate with existing systems, with features including human oversight, compliance certifications (HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2), and deployment flexibility.

1 investor

Stratum is an AI platform that reads government application filings, checks them against agencies' existing review rubrics, and routes each step to the model that reviews it most accurately, clearing adjudication backlogs while a human officer still makes the final decision. It targets US government agencies handling filings such as patents, FDA registrations, SEC filings, building permits, passports, and veterans' benefits.

1 investor

TableFlow is an AI-powered platform for automating document processing and data ingestion workflows. It uses large language models to automate tasks such as understanding document context, validating semi-structured data, and cleaning messy information.

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Tenor builds managed AI "workers" that own defined jobs across a company — each with a role, manager, permissions, tools, and configurable workflows — so users describe an outcome in plain language and the worker builds and executes the workflow. It also ties AI spend, completed work, and human interventions to business outcomes so leaders can measure ROI on AI worker use.

1 investor

Tensor operates fully autonomous factories that manufacture custom designs on-demand, 24/7, targeting unit-level production economics. The company serves manufacturers and businesses requiring rapid prototyping or short-run production.

1 investor

Thesis is an AI research lab that automates AI research and development through autonomous experimentation. It applies recursive self-improvement machine learning to problems in biology and materials science.

1 investor

Tracecat is an open source security automation platform that enables security teams to build AI agents and automate incident response workflows across their security tools. It replaces legacy SOAR systems by allowing analysts to create custom agents that triage alerts, correlate telemetry, and execute containment actions across SIEM, EDR, MDM, and identity platforms.

1 investor

Velos replaces outsourced manual work and business process operations with AI-powered automation, handling tasks like data entry, reconciliation, document review, and exception handling for enterprise clients.

1 investor

Waddle Labs provides an API that connects to robots and, from a natural-language prompt, uses AI agents to generate a control policy for the robot to carry out the requested task. The product targets robotics developers and operators.

1 investor

Zeon Systems builds robotic infrastructure for scientific laboratories, enabling automation of flexible and adaptive experiments through perception, control, and manipulation capabilities. The platform serves research scientists and AI systems evaluating scientific tasks in physical environments.

1 investor