Inkbox
YC S26 · Active · The identity and communication layer for AI agents
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 ClarionShared: communication layer, agentActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW24 |
 HatchetShared: infrastructure, layer, agentActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW24 |
 Mem0Shared: infrastructure, layer, agentActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS24 |
 MaritimeShared: infrastructure, persistent, agentActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCF26 |
 SixtyfourShared: infrastructure, identity, agentActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCX25 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Piris LabsShared: infrastructure, layerActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW26 |
 TeleportShared: identity, infrastructureActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS15 |
 AdenShared: infrastructure, agentActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW20 |
 MemorableShared: infrastructure, agentActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS27 |
 NaïveShared: infrastructure, agentActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCX25 |
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 Agnost AIWe find where AI agents fail, then train better models to run them.ActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active |
 Alkera AIReliable and safe data engineering and data science agentsActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active |
Founders
- Ray LiaoFounder/CEO
- Dima VremenkoFounder
- Alex WilcoxFounder/CTO
About Inkbox
For your AI agents to behave like teammates, we give them persistent identities with their own email, phone, and iMessage. We also provide them an agent-to-agent channel, so they can communicate for task delegation.
- YC batch
- S26 · Summer 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Developer tools
- Team size
- 3
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 31m ago
YC tags: Developer Tools, Infrastructure, AI
Inkbox: questions
Which YC batch was Inkbox in?
Inkbox was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).
Is Inkbox still active?
Y Combinator lists Inkbox as active.
Who founded Inkbox?
Inkbox's founders, as listed on its YC page: Ray Liao (Founder/CEO), Dima Vremenko (Founder), Alex Wilcox (Founder/CTO).
Where is Inkbox based?
Inkbox lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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