item
YC F25 · Active · The AI-Native CRM that works for you
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 DryMergeShared: crm, automation, workActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW24 |
 TwentyShared: crm, sourceActiveDevtools | Devtools | Active | YCS23 |
 crmCopilotShared: follow ups, automation, crmInactiveAI | AI | Inactive | YCW24 |
 GBrainShared: automation, ai assistant, workActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX26 |
 OneLocalShared: crm, simply, workActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS17 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 RelateShared: crm, salesActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS22 |
 SalesSiftShared: crm, lead, salesInactiveAI | AI | Inactive | YCS14 |
 CedarShared: follow ups, crm, dealActiveDevtools | Devtools | Active | YCW25 |
 Dench.comShared: crm, ai assistant, trainActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS24 |
 KorsoShared: ai assistantActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX26 |
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Founders
- Andres SantanillaFounder/CEO
- Akshay GuthalFounder/CTO
About item
item connects to all your customer tools, gathers and enriches context automatically, and becomes your company’s source of truth — one place where your team and your AI agents share the full picture to act autonomously. At the center is the Assistant — your sidekick for daily work. It can send follow-ups, research leads, or add deals with a simple prompt. No complex UI, drop-downs or fields, simply ask. For repeatable work, you build Agents that you can train like new hires, simply by writing documents that describe your processes. item Agents run business processes across sales, support, and account management autonomously.
- YC batch
- F25 · Fall 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 6
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2024
- Checked
- 31m ago
YC tags: B2B, CRM, Automation, AI Assistant
item: questions
Which YC batch was item in?
item was in Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch (F25).
Is item still active?
Y Combinator lists item as active.
Who founded item?
item's founders, as listed on its YC page: Andres Santanilla (Founder/CEO), Akshay Guthal (Founder/CTO).
Where is item based?
item lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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