Productivity Startups

Cardinal integrates customer feedback, CRM data, and task management systems to use machine learning for prioritizing product features based on customer demand, impact, and revenue potential.

2 investors

Cinapse builds production scheduling software for film and television productions, helping filmmakers and production teams collaborate on schedules, budgets, and timelines.

2 investors

Clay makes collaborative 3D design software that lets users create and work together on three-dimensional projects. The product targets anyone seeking accessible tools for group-based 3D creation.

2 investors

Energent.ai provides a generative AI-powered data analytics platform that enables users to analyze data through natural language prompts without requiring SQL or analytics expertise. The platform serves businesses and individuals who need to turn raw data into insights quickly, supporting CSV uploads, URL connections, and real-time data streams.

2 investors

Epsilon is an AI-powered research platform that helps researchers find, analyze, and synthesize academic papers and patents from a database of over 200 million documents. It uses GPT-4 to generate summaries with citations, enables extraction of information from multiple papers, and allows users to organize and search across personal libraries of research.

2 investors

Exly is an all-in-one business platform for coaches, trainers, and creators to launch, manage, and market knowledge products such as courses, webinars, communities, 1:1 consultations, and workshops. It serves knowledge businesses in the creator economy.

2 investors

Fluently is an AI-powered language learning platform that enables real-time conversation practice, pronunciation training, and interactive feedback for English learners. The service targets both individual learners and teams seeking to improve English speaking skills in a judgment-free environment.

2 investors

Freestyle is an AI assistant for Gmail that automates email tasks including reply generation, meeting scheduling, newsletter management, and inbox search using natural language. It serves individual Gmail users seeking to reduce email management overhead.

2 investors

Sorted offers a Chrome extension and tool that discovers the software applications used across an organization, providing an overview of costs broken down by tool, user, and category, along with user access visibility. It targets businesses looking to identify spending, uncover savings, and address security risks related to their SaaS tools.

2 investors

Gantto builds project management software as an alternative to Microsoft Project, centered on Gantt charts for scheduling and generating presentations from project data. It targets teams that manage project timelines and weekly status reporting.

2 investors

Guilded (YC S17) was a company that built community tools for gamers; it was acquired by Roblox in 2021.

2 investors

Hera is a calendar application that handles the full lifecycle of virtual meetings—scheduling, preparation with attendee context, one-click joining, and follow-up reminders—designed for users to manage meetings without leaving their keyboard.

2 investors

An AI meeting assistant that records and transcribes meetings, organizes meeting data, and generates action items, ticket creation, recap emails, and CRM updates. Marketed to teams across functions including product, engineering, sales, HR, recruiting, and VCs.

2 investors

Khoj builds open-source AI software tools, including a research workbench, an AI co-worker platform, and a personal assistant agent application. The company targets researchers, knowledge workers, and individuals seeking transparent, locally-runnable AI tools.

2 investors

Kilvin provides a workspace platform and custom software development service for building and deploying internal tools, dashboards, and workflow automation. The company offers both self-service workspace functionality powered by AI agents and managed services where engineers design and build tools tailored to client specifications.

2 investors

Kitemaker is a product development and collaboration tool that helps teams plan, prioritize, and execute projects together. It emphasizes context-sharing and cross-functional communication over traditional task tracking.

2 investors

Laserfocus automatically identifies and prioritizes high-value prospects and deals for sales teams to increase productivity and help them meet revenue targets.

2 investors

Livedocs is an AI agent that performs data analysis tasks—including querying, visualization, forecasting, and anomaly detection—converting raw data into dashboards and insights. It serves business teams across sales, marketing, finance, supply chain, and operations who need rapid analytical answers.

2 investors

Malibou provides an HR and payroll management platform for small and medium businesses, combining digital tools for employee management (contracts, absences, leave, interviews, documents) with dedicated expert payroll support.

2 investors

OpenTrade makes stock market games that use real companies and market stories, allowing players to make investment calls and compare results with friends. The platform is designed for everyday investors who want to learn about market mechanics through gameplay.

2 investors

Odo is an AI-powered email assistant that monitors inboxes, identifies important messages, generates daily briefings, and drafts email replies that match the user's writing style. It serves professionals and founders who want to reduce time spent on email triage and management.

2 investors

Proxis automates internal operations for enterprises by implementing AI across organizations, including onboarding non-technical employees onto AI tools, managing Claude Skills, and building private AI agents connected to a company's system of record with employee-level permissions. It serves teams across sales, marketing, go-to-market, and engineering functions.

2 investors

Roma is a task management app that uses AI to act on user input typed or spoken as notes, ideas, or reminders, and connects to a user's calendar, email, and files to determine and carry out follow-up actions. It serves individuals looking to organize and automate personal tasks.

2 investors

SigmaOS is a macOS web browser that organizes tabs into workspaces and includes AI-powered features like website summarization and contextual search. It targets students, founders, and creatives seeking improved productivity and focus.

2 investors