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BusinessOnBot

Active · Automated user acquisition & selling on WhatsApp for businesses

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
13signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 25Team size · YC's directory+7.3
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

OtherAcquiredRiograndeShared: d2c brand, e-commerceYC S20Mexico CityStartup →AIKinectShared: d2c brand, e-commerce, sellYC X26San FranciscoStartup →OtherTake AppShared: e-commerce, whatsapp, orderingYC W22SingaporeStartup →AIAppsamuraiShared: user acquisition, acquire500 Global 2017United StatesStartup →OtherArrowShared: d2c brand, e-commerce, sellYC S21SingaporeStartup →
Companies closest to BusinessOnBot
Company
RiograndeShared: d2c brand, e-commerceYC S20AcquiredOther
KinectShared: d2c brand, e-commerce, sellYC X26ActiveAI
Take AppShared: e-commerce, whatsapp, orderingYC W22ActiveOther
AppsamuraiShared: user acquisition, acquire500 Global 2017Not statedAI
ArrowShared: d2c brand, e-commerce, sellYC S21ActiveOther

Adjacent

OtherFriendly BrandsShared: d2c brand, acquisitionEF 2020BangaloreStartup →OtherMakrwatchShared: user acquisition, d2cYC W15New York CityStartup →OtherRankMyAppShared: user acquisitionAlchemist Class 13São PauloStartup →OtherPhot.AIShared: d2c brand, commerce, marketingGoogle AI First India 2025Marketing TechStartup →OtherYezzaShared: e-commerce, whatsapp, sellingYC W22Kuala LumpurStartup →
Companies next to BusinessOnBot
Company
Friendly BrandsShared: d2c brand, acquisitionEF 2020Not statedOther
MakrwatchShared: user acquisition, d2cYC W15ActiveOther
RankMyAppShared: user acquisitionAlchemist Class 13Not statedOther
Phot.AIShared: d2c brand, commerce, marketingGoogle AI First India 2025Not statedOther
YezzaShared: e-commerce, whatsapp, sellingYC W22ActiveOther

Also from W21 in AI

All of W21
AIEstocaThe Logistics Operating System for E-commerce in LatAmYC W21São PauloStartup →AIAcquiredFountain9Helping food brands and retailers reduce food wastageYC W21San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredPromoted.aiDramatically better search and ads for marketplacesYC W21SeattleStartup →AIRinsedSoftware to run car washes moving to a monthly subscription modelYC W21New York CityStartup →AIZOKOBetter Business on WhatsAppYC W21BengaluruStartup →AIAbacumThe AI-native FP&A platform that helps Finance teams drive business…YC W21New York CityStartup →
Company
EstocaThe Logistics Operating System for E-commerce in LatAmteam of 150ActiveAI
Fountain9Helping food brands and retailers reduce food wastageteam of 8acquiredAcquiredAI
Promoted.aiDramatically better search and ads for marketplacesteam of 12acquiredAcquiredAI
RinsedSoftware to run car washes moving to a monthly subscription modelteam of 80ActiveAI
ZOKOBetter Business on WhatsAppteam of 18ActiveAI
AbacumThe AI-native FP&A platform that helps Finance teams drive business…team of 125hiringActiveAI

About BusinessOnBot

We help D2C brands and SMBs in India acquire customers and sell on WhatsApp. We do this by offering attribution based marketing and storefront ordering through a commerce bot with vernacular support.

YC batch
W21 · Winter 2021
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
25
Location
Bengaluru, KA, India
Checked
10h ago

YC tags: SaaS, E-commerce, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

Source ↗

BusinessOnBot in W21: 336 companies, 30% AI

BusinessOnBot: questions

Which YC batch was BusinessOnBot in?

BusinessOnBot was in Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch (W21).

Is BusinessOnBot still active?

Y Combinator lists BusinessOnBot as active.

Where is BusinessOnBot based?

BusinessOnBot lists Bengaluru, KA, India as its location on YC's directory.