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Trigger.dev

Active · Build and deploy fully‑managed AI agents and workflows

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11signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 17Team size · YC's directory+6.5
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIGeneral ReasoningShared: running task, long running, deployEF 2025ExternalStartup →AIAcyclic LabsShared: running task, long running, managedYC F26LondonStartup →AIOpenProseShared: long running, workflow, openYC X26BostonStartup →AIMaritimeShared: fully managed, scaling, agentYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIWorkflow86Shared: long running, deploy, workflowYC W22San FranciscoStartup →OtherTemporalShared: long running, workflow, openStartup →
Companies closest to Trigger.dev
Company
General ReasoningShared: running task, long running, deployEF 2025Not statedAI
Acyclic LabsShared: running task, long running, managedYC F26ActiveAI, Devtools
OpenProseShared: long running, workflow, openYC X26ActiveAI, Devtools
MaritimeShared: fully managed, scaling, agentYC F26ActiveAI, Devtools
Workflow86Shared: long running, deploy, workflowYC W22ActiveAI, Devtools
Temporalnot in a program hereShared: long running, workflow, openElsewhereOther

Adjacent

OtherSparrowShared: fully managedSPC 2018San FranciscoStartup →OtherCraftingShared: fully managed, code, running500 Global 2022United StatesStartup →OtherAncanaShared: fully managedYC S21MéridaStartup →AIInstntShared: fully managedPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →AIBentoLabs AIShared: long running, deploy, scalingYC X26BengaluruStartup →
Companies next to Trigger.dev
Company
SparrowShared: fully managedSPC 2018Not statedOther
CraftingShared: fully managed, code, running500 Global 2022 +1Not statedOther
AncanaShared: fully managedYC S21ActiveOther
InstntShared: fully managedPlug and Play Not statedAI
BentoLabs AIShared: long running, deploy, scalingYC X26ActiveAI

Also from W23 in AI

All of W23
AIAcquiredDAGWorks Inc.Open source tools & services for reliable AI Agents & AI ApplicationsYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredFernInstantly offer SDKs and API DocsYC W23New York CityStartup →AIAcquiredHeliconeLLM Observability for DevelopersYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIInfisicalSecurity infrastructure for developers and agentsYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredLangfuseOpen source LLM engineering platformYC W23BerlinStartup →AILiteLLMCall every LLM API like it's OpenAI [100+ LLMs]YC W23San FranciscoStartup →
Company
DAGWorks Inc.Open source tools & services for reliable AI Agents & AI Applicationsacquiredteam of 2AcquiredAI, Devtools
FernInstantly offer SDKs and API Docsteam of 30acquiredAcquiredAI, Devtools
HeliconeLLM Observability for Developersteam of 5acquiredAcquiredAI, Data, Devtools
InfisicalSecurity infrastructure for developers and agentsteam of 70hiringActiveAI, Devtools
LangfuseOpen source LLM engineering platformteam of 26acquired by ClickHouseAcquiredAI, Data, Devtools
LiteLLMCall every LLM API like it's OpenAI [100+ LLMs]59.6k starsteam of 20ActiveAI, Devtools

Founders

  • Matt AitkenFounder
  • Eric AllamFounder
  • Dan PatelFounder
  • James RitchieFounder

About Trigger.dev

Trigger.dev is the open source platform for building AI agents and workflows in TypeScript. Long-running tasks with retries, queues, full observability, and elastic scaling. Previously, the founders built JSON Hero, an open source JSON viewer that is currently used by more than 35k developers a month. Eric was CTO of Code School, an early code learning platform that was acquired in 2015. Matt created two iPad apps that won Apple’s App of the Year.

YC batch
W23 · Winter 2023
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
17
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Founded
2022
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Developer Tools, SaaS, B2B, Open Source, AI

Changes seen

Team sizeOct 12, 2026

Team went from 9 to 17 people.

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Trigger.dev: questions

Which YC batch was Trigger.dev in?

Trigger.dev was in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch (W23).

Is Trigger.dev still active?

Y Combinator lists Trigger.dev as active.

Who founded Trigger.dev?

Trigger.dev's founders, as listed on its YC page: Matt Aitken (Founder), Eric Allam (Founder), Dan Patel (Founder), James Ritchie (Founder).

Where is Trigger.dev based?

Trigger.dev lists London, England, United Kingdom as its location on YC's directory.