Applied Kinetics

AI for the industries that power America.

1.5Score#897 of 999 agents#12 of 14 in Procurement agent

Why it ranks #897

Applied Kinetics, an AI procurement agent from YC F26, ranks #897 of 999 AI agents and #12 of 14 in Procurement agent, with a score of 1.5 of 10. Data as of 3 Oct 2026.

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·

Proof 0 × 30% 0.0
Scale 1 × 30% 0.3
Momentum 1 × 25% 0.3
Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
= 1.5

Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
0
No public claims of customers or revenue yet.
Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), a customer result (+2), a customer count (+2), work done at scale (+2)
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
1
2 people.
- +1
  2 people on its YC page2 people
Not found: funding round in its news (+3)
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
1
Shows a new batch.
- +1
  New: YC Fall 2026
Not found: launch YC post in the last 6 months (+3), open roles on YC (+2), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2)
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
6
Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6
  Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 78% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 23% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 97% likely
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About Applied Kinetics

Applied Kinetics builds and deploys specialized AI employees to handle the coordination work behind America's energy and data center buildout. Our agents chase suppliers, track equipment approvals and delivery dates, and flag delays so project teams can keep critical equipment moving without hunting for updates across emails and spreadsheets.