Autostep
YC X26 · Active · The P&L for knowledge work
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Paper InstrumentsShared: knowledge workActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX25 |
 Grep AIShared: knowledge work, agentActiveAI | AI | Active | YCF26 |
 HalluminateShared: knowledge work, agentActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS25 |
 Vulcan TechnologiesShared: knowledge work, agentActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCS25 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 BeauShared: work, repetitive, taskActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS21 |
 Clara LabsShared: repetitive task, humanAcquiredOther | Other | Acquired | YCS14 |
 xBitesShared: repetitive taskNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | Antler2025 |
 ExlaShared: building agent, fixes, findActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW25 |
 NessieShared: knowledge work, happen, agentActiveAI | AI | Active | YCF25 |
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|---|---|---|
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 AgentPhonePhone Numbers for AI AgentsActiveAI | AI | Active |
 AkkariAutonomous Customer OperationsActiveAI | AI | Active |
 AllowanceThe spend control layer for AI agentsActiveAI | AI | Active |
 AmborasAI Native ShopifyActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active |
Founders
- Aidan Pratt 🥑Founder/CEO
About Autostep
Autostep maps how work happens across a company for humans and agents, finds repetitive tasks and bottlenecks, and ranks them by cost and impact. Then it fixes them by building agents inside existing tools, changing the process, or finding the right software.
- YC batch
- X26 · Spring 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 1
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 1h ago
Autostep: questions
Which YC batch was Autostep in?
Autostep was in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch (X26).
Is Autostep still active?
Y Combinator lists Autostep as active.
Who founded Autostep?
Autostep's founders, as listed on its YC page: Aidan Pratt 🥑 (Founder/CEO).
Where is Autostep based?
Autostep lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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