Lio (formerly askLio)

The World's First Multi-Agent System for Procurement

4.1Score#150 of 999 agents#2 of 14 in Procurement agent

Why it ranks #150

Lio (formerly askLio), an AI procurement agent from YC S23, ranks #150 of 999 AI agents and #2 of 14 in Procurement agent, with a score of 4.1 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 ·

Proof 0 × 30% 0.0
Scale 9 × 30% 2.7
Momentum 2 × 25% 0.5
Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
= 4.1

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)
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
9
80 people, raised $30M.
- +6
  80 people on its YC page50 to 99 people
- +3
  Raised $30MLio raises $30M from Andreessen Horowitz and others to automate enterprise procurement | TechCrunchSource · 5 Mar 2026
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
2
Shows funding news.
- +2
  Funding news in the last yearLio raises $30M from Andreessen Horowitz and others to automate enterprise procurement | TechCrunchSource · 5 Mar 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), a batch in the last year (it is YC Summer 2023) (+1)
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: 48% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 97% likely
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About Lio (formerly askLio)

Lio (formerly known as askLio) builds the world's most advanced AI procurement workforce for enterprise companies worldwide. Every purchase request is managed by specialized agents working in parallel - researching vendors, negotiating terms, managing approvals, and tracking deliveries simultaneously. What once consumed your team's hours is now executed by a coordinated network of AI Agents.

The most renowned Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies in the world are already using Lio.