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Avent

Active · AI agents for industrial commerce

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
10signal of 100 · rising 7
  • team of 5Team size · YC's directory+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.

Competitors

AIVenturaShared: tribal knowledge, order entry, quotingYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIComenaShared: industrial distributor, order entry, quoteYC S25BYStartup →AIWestgateShared: industrial distributorYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIPanoraShared: order entry, inboxes, distributorYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIPoka LabsShared: tribal knowledge, industrial, quoteYC S24San FranciscoStartup →OtherAtiraShared: industrial, quote, manufacturerStartup →
Companies closest to Avent
Company
VenturaShared: tribal knowledge, order entry, quotingYC W26ActiveAI
ComenaShared: industrial distributor, order entry, quoteYC S25ActiveAI
WestgateShared: industrial distributorYC S24ActiveAI
PanoraShared: order entry, inboxes, distributorYC S24ActiveAI, Devtools
Poka LabsShared: tribal knowledge, industrial, quoteYC S24ActiveAI
Atiranot in a program hereShared: industrial, quote, manufacturerElsewhereOther

Adjacent

OtherHexaShared: industrial distributor, quote, salesYC X26LondonStartup →OtherFactionShared: industrial distributorEF 2025LondonStartup →OtherPaletteHQShared: manage sales, erpsYC S21ParisStartup →DatatrebuShared: order entry, salesPlug and PlayMexicoStartup →AIArzanaShared: order entry, quoting, agentYC X26New York CityStartup →
Companies next to Avent
Company
HexaShared: industrial distributor, quote, salesYC X26ActiveOther
FactionShared: industrial distributorEF 2025Not statedOther
PaletteHQShared: manage sales, erpsYC S21ActiveOther
trebuShared: order entry, salesPlug and Play Not statedData
ArzanaShared: order entry, quoting, agentYC X26ActiveAI

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Company
AcrelyEnterprise Voice Agentsteam of 6InactiveAI
AdaptionalAI-powered insurance claims reviewhiringActiveAI
AgentMailEmail Inboxes for AI Agentsteam of 10hiringActiveAI, Devtools
AlaraProcurement Platform for Dental OfficesActiveAI
AlterPrivileged Access Management for AI Agentsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
AlturVoice AI Agents for Debt Collectionteam of 9hiringActiveAI

Founders

  • Abhay KalraFounder/CEO

About Avent

Avent helps manufacturers and industrial distributors run quoting and order entry on autopilot. Our AI agents manage sales inboxes, build quotes from past pricing and tribal knowledge, and keep records up to date in existing ERPs.

YC batch
S25 · Summer 2025
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
5
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
7h ago

Avent in S25: 166 companies, 92% AI

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Avent: questions

Which YC batch was Avent in?

Avent was in Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch (S25).

Is Avent still active?

Y Combinator lists Avent as active.

Who founded Avent?

Avent's founders, as listed on its YC page: Abhay Kalra (Founder/CEO).

Where is Avent based?

Avent lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.