Rowboat Labs

Open-source AI coworker with memory

3.7Score#206 of 999 agents#17 of 52 in Coworker (general purpose)

Why it ranks #206

Rowboat Labs, an AI coworker (general purpose) from YC S24, ranks #206 of 999 AI agents and #17 of 52 in Coworker (general purpose), with a score of 3.7 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 3 × 30% 0.9
Scale 2 × 30% 0.6
Momentum 5 × 25% 1.3
Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
= 3.7

Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
3
Claims named customers.
- +3
  Named customers
  “At our previous startup, we built a deep-learning product for enterprise support reps at Fortune 100 brands like P&G.”
  Launch YC post · 21 Jul 2026
Not found: revenue or growth (+4), 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
2
3 people.
- +2
  3 people on its YC page3 or 4 people
Not found: funding round in its news (+3)
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
5
Shows a recent launch and a new claim.
- +3
  Launched in the last 6 monthsRowboat – Your AI coworker, with memoryLaunch YC post · 21 Jul 2026
- +2
  A new traction claim
  “At our previous startup, we built a deep-learning product for enterprise support reps at Fortune 100 brands like P&G.”
  Launch YC post · 21 Jul 2026
Not found: open roles on YC (+2), funding news in the last year (+2), a batch in the last year (it is YC Summer 2024) (+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: 70% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 19% 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.

About Rowboat Labs

Rowboat is an AI coworker for everyday work - email, meetings, projects, and people. It builds a local knowledge graph from your work and uses it to draft emails, prep meetings, track projects, and get work done on your own computer. It comes with batteries included - meeting note capture, in-app browsing, search, and app integrations - plus MCP support for custom tools.