Paragon

Why it ranks #378

Paragon, an AI order desk from YC W25, ranks #378 of 999 AI agents and #6 of 17 in Order desk, with a score of 2.9 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

   4

   Claims a customer result and work done at scale.

   • +2
     A customer result

     “5 hours more each day spent with customers”

     Launch YC post · 14 Jul 2025 · 2 claims
   • +2
     Work done at scale

     “Customers use us to process hundreds of thousands of quotes and sales orders, as well as automatically nurture smaller accounts.”

     Launch YC post · 14 Jul 2025

   Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), a customer count (+2)

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)

3. Momentum

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

   2

   Shows hiring.

   • +2
     Hiring: 2 open rolesFounding Engineer, Founding SalesYC 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 2025) (+1)

4. 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: 80% likely
   • Finishes whole tasks: 34% likely
   • Calls itself an agent: 47% likely

   Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About Paragon

Founders

• IVIshir VaidyanathFounder/CTO
• KCKasyap ChakraFounder

Launches and news

1. Launch YC14 Jul 2025Paragon - Free money for distributors and manufacturersThe AI Growth Engine for Industrials
2. Launch YC12 May 2025Sift Flow: The World's Most Robust Conversational AI Support AgentDon’t compromise on customer experience
3. Launch YC25 Feb 2025Sift: The Anti-Logging PlatformSift is the AI-driven engine transforming chaotic streams of observability data into valuable intelligence. Transform chaos into clarity. Leave the logs behind.

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