primitive

Active · communication for agents

Why it ranks

10signal of 100 · rising 10

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

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LangwatchShared: autonomous agent, infrastructureAntler 2023Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	Antler2023
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Building the communication infrastructure needed for fully autonomous agents

Which YC batch was primitive in?

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

Is primitive still active?

Y Combinator lists primitive as active.

Who founded primitive?

primitive's founders, as listed on its YC page: Ethan Byrd (Founder/CEO).

Where is primitive based?

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