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Ontora

Active · AI agents that interviews every employee to hand context to AI tools.

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
7signal of 100 · rising 7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 3Team size · YC's directory+3.1

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Competitors

AIFoasterShared: identify bottleneck, work actually, interviewYC X26San FranciscoStartup →AISona8Shared: interview, employee, mapYC F26San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Ontora
Company
FoasterShared: identify bottleneck, work actually, interviewYC X26ActiveAI
Sona8Shared: interview, employee, mapYC F26ActiveAI, Devtools

Adjacent

AIAutomatShared: robotic process automation, context, agentYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIRamAInShared: robotic process automation, employeeYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIPollenShared: employee, operationsYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIWalterShared: employee, operationsYC X26San FranciscoStartup →AIAxiom.aiShared: robotic process automation, work, operationsYC W21LondonStartup →
Companies next to Ontora
Company
AutomatShared: robotic process automation, context, agentYC W23ActiveAI, Devtools
RamAInShared: robotic process automation, employeeYC W26ActiveAI
PollenShared: employee, operationsYC W26ActiveAI
WalterShared: employee, operationsYC X26ActiveAI
Axiom.aiShared: robotic process automation, work, operationsYC W21ActiveAI

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Founders

  • Leon IwanowitschFounder/CEO
  • Maximilian ArnoldFounder/COO
  • David KornFounder/CTO

About Ontora

Ontora is an AI Agent that interviews every employee to map how work actually gets done and identify bottlenecks. Consultants spend months doing this manually; Ontora does it in hours.

YC batch
X26 · Spring 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
3
Location
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Founded
2026
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Robotic Process Automation, Enterprise, AI

Changes seen

TagsSep 28, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

Source ↗

Ontora in X26: 194 companies, 84% AI

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Ontora: questions

Which YC batch was Ontora in?

Ontora was in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch (X26).

Is Ontora still active?

Y Combinator lists Ontora as active.

Who founded Ontora?

Ontora's founders, as listed on its YC page: Leon Iwanowitsch (Founder/CEO), Maximilian Arnold (Founder/COO), David Korn (Founder/CTO).

Where is Ontora based?

Ontora lists Berlin, Berlin, Germany as its location on YC's directory.