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Hessian

Forward-deployed AI Agents

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2.8Score#412 of 999 agents#17 of 33 in Agent and workflow builder platform
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Why it ranks #412

Hessian, an Agent and workflow builder platform from YC Sp26, ranks #412 of 999 AI agents and #17 of 33 in Agent and workflow builder platform, with a score of 2.8 of 10. Data as of .

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

  1. 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)

  2. Scale

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

    2

    3 people.

    • +2
      3 people on its YC page3 or 4 people

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

  3. Momentum

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

    4

    Shows a recent launch and a new batch.

    • +3
      Launched in the last 6 monthsHessian: Automating business operations with forward-deployed AI agentsLaunch YC post · 22 May 2026
    • +1
      New: YC Spring 2026

    Not found: open roles on YC (+2), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2)

  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: 82% likely
    • Finishes whole tasks: 66% likely
    • Calls itself an agent: 99% likely

    Level 3: Completes whole tasks; people handle exceptions.

About Hessian

Hessian is the platform for automating business operations with AI agents. We forward deploy on-site to map the work, and build the agents on our platform to run it end-to-end. Unlike off-the-shelf tools that don't know your business, you get a partner that owns the software and operates it every day. Why now? Coding agents have matured to the point where, combined with our engineering judgment we've built across a decade of shipping production systems, we can scale forward-deployed engagements with minimal headcount. Furthermore, our FDE agents and tooling will accelerate how quickly we automate workflows on our platform. We're already saving our customers hundreds of hours a month. Trillions of dollars a year are spent on knowledge work, and we're building the standard for how every company deploys, operates, and governs the AI agents that do it.

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Launches and news

  1. Launch YC22 May 2026Hessian: Automating business operations with forward-deployed AI agentsWe embed engineers into companies and ship AI agents that automate the real work.

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