Khotan (formerly Pollinate)

Why it ranks #682

Khotan (formerly Pollinate), an AI accounts payable clerk from YC W26, ranks #682 of 999 AI agents and #7 of 10 in Accounts payable clerk, with a score of 2.1 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

   2

   Claims work done at scale.

   • +2
     Work done at scale

     “We're already processing $100k+ in purchasing volume through automated workflows our customers couldn't build themselves.”

     Launch YC post · 5 Feb 2026

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

   1

   Shows a new batch.

   • +1
     New: YC Winter 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)

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: 79% likely
   • Finishes whole tasks: 28% likely
   • Calls itself an agent: 92% likely

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

About Khotan (formerly Pollinate)

Founders

• AMAdeep MitraFounder/CEO
• CBCorey BertherFounder/CTO

Launches and news

1. News18 Mar 2026The Brisbane start-up tackling the “tech tax” on food | FaBA
2. Launch YC5 Feb 2026🦋 Pollinate – Agents that automate data entry into your ERP built in days not quarters.We automate supply chain operations by building custom tools from your existing ERP. Deployed in days instead of quarters.
3. News19 Jan 2026Supply chain solutions startup Pollinate joins Y Combinator

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