Cotera

Why it ranks #242

Cotera, an Agent and workflow builder platform from YC W22, ranks #242 of 999 AI agents and #9 of 33 in Agent and workflow builder platform, with a score of 3.5 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 · Score wrong? Suggest a change

1. Proof

   Do customers use it? 30% of the score

   3

   Claims named customers.

   • +3
     Named customers

     “Some of our better-known customers are Bilt, Peloton, Skims, Omni, OpenSea, Coterie, and Shippo.”

     Launch YC post · 11 Dec 2025 · 2 claims

   Not found: revenue or growth (+4), a customer result (+2), a customer count (+2), work done at scale (+2)

2. Scale

   Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score

   3

   8 people.

   • +3
     8 people on its YC page5 to 9 people

   Not found: funding round in its news (+3)

3. Momentum

   Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score

   2

   Shows hiring.

   • +2
     Hiring: 4 open rolesSoftware Engineer, Future Founder - Growth, Future Founder - EngineeringYC page

   Not found: launch YC post in the last 6 months (+3), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2), a batch in the last year (it is YC Winter 2022) (+1)

4. Autonomy

   How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score

   8

   Autonomous worker: completes whole tasks; people handle exceptions.

   • +8
     Level 3 of 4: Autonomous workerCompletes whole tasks; people handle exceptions.
   What the model read

   • Acts in other systems: 90% likely
   • Finishes whole tasks: 55% likely
   • Calls itself an agent: 98% likely

   Level 3: Completes whole tasks; people handle exceptions.

About Cotera

Founders

• TFTom FirthFounder/CEO

Launches and news

1. Launch YC11 Dec 2025Cotera: the fastest way to build an AI agent.Meet Cotera, the platform where anyone can build an AI agent in 5 minutes.
2. Launch YC6 Nov 2025Cotera: The easiest way to put reliable AI agents into productionBuild in chat. Connect to hundreds of tools. Set real budgets. No surprises.

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