Airbyte
YC W20 · Active · Context layer for production-grade AI agents
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 CloudglueShared: context layer, agent, openActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS24 |
 KaelioShared: context layer, open source, agentActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCX25 |
 LaminShared: open data, data engineering, open sourceActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YCS22 |
 AmdahlShared: context layer, stripe, dataNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | speedrunSR006 |
 Deep InteractionsShared: context layer, token, intelligenceActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX26 |
 Eunonot in a program hereShared: context layer, agent, actElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 DriverShared: context layer, agentActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW24 |
 NatomaShared: context layer, mcp, tokenNot statedAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Not stated | Plug and Play |
 FivetranShared: data movement, data engineeringActiveData, Devtools | Data, Devtools | Active | YCW13 |
 MonosiShared: data engineering, open sourceInactiveData, Devtools | Data, Devtools | Inactive | YCS20 |
 ElementaryShared: data engineering, open source, beforeActiveData, Devtools | Data, Devtools | Active | YCW22 |
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All of W20| Company | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
 Chaos GeniusDataOps Observability Platform for SnowflakeAcquiredAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Acquired |
 MindsDBConnect, Unify, Respond to any data, anywhere with human-level…ActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active |
 PostHogThe single platform to analyze, test, observe, and deploy new featuresActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active |
 ReplicateRun machine learning models in the cloudAcquiredAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Acquired |
 AdenOpen source agent generation frameworkActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active |
 DeepSourceUnified DevSecOps platform, helping developers ship good code.ActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active |
Founders
- Michel TricotFounder/CEO
- Jean LafleurFounder/COO
About Airbyte
Airbyte Agents is the context layer your AI agents query before they act. Features the Context Store, which unifies entities across Salesforce, Stripe, Zendesk and more. Use it from the UI, your LLM via MCP, or our SDK. 40% fewer tool calls, up to 80% fewer tokens. Airbyte Data Replication is the leading open data movement platform that empowers data teams in the AI era by transforming raw data into actionable intelligence. https://github.com/airbytehq/
- YC batch
- W20 · Winter 2020
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Data, Developer tools
- Team size
- 90
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2020
- Checked
- 1h ago
YC tags: Artificial Intelligence, Developer Tools, Open Source, Data Engineering, AI
Airbyte: questions
Which YC batch was Airbyte in?
Airbyte was in Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch (W20).
Is Airbyte still active?
Y Combinator lists Airbyte as active.
Who founded Airbyte?
Airbyte's founders, as listed on its YC page: Michel Tricot (Founder/CEO), Jean Lafleur (Founder/COO).
Where is Airbyte based?
Airbyte lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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