
Ontora
AI agents that interviews every employee to hand context to AI tools.
Why it ranks #217
Ontora, an AI business analyst from YC Sp26, ranks #217 of 999 AI agents and #1 of 6 in Business analyst, with a score of 3.6 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 ·
- Proof 2 × 30% 0.6
- Scale 2 × 30% 0.6
- Momentum 6 × 25% 1.5
- Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
- = 3.6
- 2
Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
Claims a customer count.
- +2A customer count
“\- 5 enterprise customers as design partners (many more to come ;)\”
Launch YC post · 8 Jun 2026
Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), a customer result (+2), work done at scale (+2)
- +2
- 2
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
3 people.
- +23 people on its YC page3 or 4 people
Not found: funding round in its news (+3)
- +2
- 6
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
Shows a recent launch, a new claim and a new batch.
- +3Launched in the last 6 monthsOntora - The Discovery Layer for AI TransformationLaunch YC post · 8 Jun 2026
- +2A new traction claim
“\- 5 enterprise customers as design partners (many more to come ;)\”
Launch YC post · 8 Jun 2026 - +1New: YC Spring 2026
Not found: open roles on YC (+2), funding news in the last year (+2)
- +3
- 6
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 28% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 12% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 98% likely
- Level 1 from the model's reading of its pages; the evidence review found, with quotes, that its AI acts in the work, so the level is 2
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6
About Ontora
Ontora is an AI Agent that interviews every employee to map how work actually gets done and identify bottlenecks. Consultants spend months doing this manually; Ontora does it in hours.
Founders
- Leon IwanowitschFounder/CEO
- Maximilian ArnoldFounder/COO
- David KornFounder/CTO
Launches and news
- Ontora - The Discovery Layer for AI Transformation5 enterprise customers, 150+ inbound demos (all a month after launch)
- Y Combinator P26: Ontora KI-Agenten, Verborgenes Wissen – Ieon Iwanowitsch, Maximilian Arnold, David Korn
- Ontora - Read your company like a bookWe interview every employee to surface what no CEO can see
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