Sidekick
New accelerator entry · 2026-04-07 · the record
In their words
Sidekick is an AI agent that runs custom manufacturing operations over text. Workers text a problem, photo, video, or voice memo and get an answer from the shop's own documents. It reads live machine data and acts on its own: flagging issues before they become downtime, opening and routing work orders, and placing purchase orders. No app, no login. These shops run on tribal knowledge: a handful of veterans know how every job is set up, and they are retiring. Sidekick learns from every message it handles, so answers outlive the people who gave them, and shops run 15% more jobs with the same crew. Sidekick captures it as a byproduct of the work, in an industry that was never documented.
What the record says
- One of 27 companies held here in B2B › Operations.
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The full profile
Source Check, INVEST, RECRUIT and Press Requests on Sidekick
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- Press Requests — connect with Sidekick for a story.
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Sourced from the company's Y Combinator directory entry.