MentionFox lists 424 Productivity and workflow automation companies. Of them, 379 are Y Combinator companies (the newest batch here is Winter 2027, with 1); 33 filed a Form D notice with the SEC; 12 won an SBIR or STTR award.
Companies424
Y Combinator379
Form D filers33
SBIR/STTR winners12
By year
- 2026: 93 companies (57 Y Combinator, 33 Form D filers, 3 SBIR/STTR winners); median amount sold $2.1M across 32 Form D notices
- 2025: 61 companies (53 Y Combinator, 8 SBIR/STTR winners)
- 2024: 60 companies (59 Y Combinator, 1 SBIR/STTR winner)
- 2023: 31 companies (31 Y Combinator)
- 2022: 36 companies (36 Y Combinator)
- 2021: 40 companies (40 Y Combinator)
- 2020: 27 companies (27 Y Combinator)
Productivity and workflow automation startups from other years
Companies from before 2020, or from a year with fewer than 15 of them. Every other year has its own full list, linked above.
| Company | What it does | Date | Amount | Round / stage | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rote | AI-native insurance department for auto body shops | Winter 2027 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Actiondesk | Access all your live data in one place | Summer 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Banner | Banner makes software for CRE owners to manage capital spend | Summer 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| CoLab | Human and AI design review for hardware | Summer 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Dex | Dex is a personal CRM that reminds you to keep in touch with the… | Summer 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Shift Health | Turn manual healthcare process into automated workflows | Summer 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Taskade | One prompt | Summer 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Together Software | Learn from the experts at your company | Summer 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| AI Insurance | AI Insurance is the platform that runs insurance companies | Winter 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Ashby | All-in-one recruiting platform that empowers hiring excellence in… | Winter 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Cocoon | Bring your most important groups closer together | Winter 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Flockjay | AI-driven learning, content, and coaching for sales teams | Winter 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Glide | Glide turns spreadsheets into beautiful, intelligent apps. | Winter 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| GoLinks | Intuitive, easy-to-remember short links - powered by AI. | Winter 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Latchel | 24/7 emergency maintenance department for property managers and… | Winter 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Preflight | No-code Web Apps testing for everyone | Winter 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Slapdash | Work at the speed of thought | Winter 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Sunsama | Daily planner for busy professionals | Winter 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Canary Technologies | Modernizing the hospitality tech stack | Summer 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| iLabService | AIoT monitoring, workflow, and evidence systems for regulated labs. | Summer 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Jitx | Automatic circuit board design. | Summer 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Vimcal | The world's fastest calendar, beautifully designed for remote teams. | Summer 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| BioRender | 'Figma/Canva for scientists’ | Winter 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| CodeStream | CodeStream is a Developer Collaboration Platform designed to… | Winter 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Lawyaw | Automating document-based workflows | Winter 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Memora Health | Digitize and Automate Complex Care Workflows | Winter 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Observe.AI | Contact center AI platform. | Winter 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Replit | Collaborative in-browser IDE | Winter 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Slite | The self-maintaining knowledge base | Winter 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| FollowUpThen | FollowUpThen is an email-based personal assistant that sends you… | Summer 2017 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Officely | Office management software for hybrid workspaces | Summer 2017 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Snappr | Snappr is the one-stop-shop for visual content creation | Winter 2017 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| CrowdAI | CrowdAI is the world's leading no-code platform for vision AI | Summer 2016 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Instrumentl | Instrumentl automates grant discovery and management for nonprofits. | Summer 2016 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Polymail | Email productivity platform for business. | Summer 2016 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Saleswhale | Saleswhale is an automated sales assistant that follows up with your… | Summer 2016 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Bonsai | The all-in-one solution for small businesses and self-employed. | Winter 2016 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| GetAccept | Close deals faster | Winter 2016 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Thunkable | Thunkable is the no-code platform to build powerful native mobile apps | Winter 2016 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Cloudstitch | Power your website with Google Spreadsheets.Acquired by Instabase… | Summer 2015 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Eden | Workplace software for people-centric companies | Summer 2015 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Giveffect | Fundraising, Volunteer and Donor Management SaaS for nonprofits. | Winter 2015 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Qventus | We automate operations for hospitals and health systems | Winter 2015 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Resolve | Software to accelerate construction by finding issues in 3D BIM | Winter 2015 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| TeamNote | Mobile Productivity(Slack for mobile workforces) | Winter 2015 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| WorkLife | WorkLife is a SaaS application that helps teams have more effective… | Winter 2015 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Blockspring | Automate data collection for spreadsheets and productivity tools. | Summer 2014 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Clara Labs | Clara is a human-in-the-loop assistant that helps automate repetitive… | Summer 2014 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Front | Customer communications hub for building strong relationships | Summer 2014 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Axoni | Axoni is building the next generation of capital markets technology | Winter 2014 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Pushbullet | Push things to your other things. | Winter 2014 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Snapdocs | digital mortgage closing | Winter 2014 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Apptimize | Apptimize lets mobile teams innovate faster to create an amazing user… | Summer 2013 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Echo Locker | Android lock screen | Summer 2013 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Lob | Lob is the only automation platform that transforms direct mail into… | Summer 2013 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Webflow | Professional website design and publishing platform | Summer 2013 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Screenhero | Collaborative Screen Sharing — you each get your own mouse, and… | Winter 2013 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Mattermost | Secure Collaboration for Technical Teams | Summer 2012 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Rainforest | no-code end-to-end testing that integrates with any CI/CD pipeline | Summer 2012 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Submittable | The best way to launch, manage and measure social impact programs | Summer 2012 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work. | Summer 2012 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| HackPad | A realtime wiki for getting things done. | Winter 2012 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| PlanGrid | Mobile applications for the construction industry. | Winter 2012 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Screenleap | One-click screen sharing with installation-free viewing on all devices | Winter 2012 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Stypi | Realtime collaborative coding | Summer 2011 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| HelloSign | eSignature software for small and mid-market businesses. | Winter 2011 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Pebble | Watch that helps you get shit done and limit the mayhem of… | Winter 2011 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| AeroFS | Secure Enterprise Collaboration. | Summer 2010 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Simperium | Simplenote (simplenote.com) and the Simperium platform for syncing… | Summer 2010 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| WorkFlowy | WorkFlowy is a better way to manage information | Summer 2010 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Crocodoc | Embed PDFs, PowerPoints, and other documents into web and mobile apps | Winter 2010 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Poll Everywhere | Interactive meetings and presentations | Summer 2008 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Weebly | Build a free website that grows with your business. | Winter 2007 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Zenter | Zenter is the gmail of slides | Winter 2007 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Wufoo | Online form builder. | Winter 2006 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Kiko | We're the best online calendar solution to ever exist | Summer 2005 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing |
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