Vela

AI Recruiting Coordinator for Executive Search

2.3Score#615 of 999 agents#3 of 4 in Executive assistant

Why it ranks #615

Vela, an AI executive assistant from YC W26, ranks #615 of 999 AI agents and #3 of 4 in Executive assistant, with a score of 2.3 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 1 × 30% 0.3
Momentum 3 × 25% 0.8
Autonomy 8 × 15% 1.2
= 2.3

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
1
2 people.
- +1
  2 people on its YC page2 people
Not found: funding round in its news (+3)
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
3
Shows hiring and a new batch.
- +2
  Hiring: 4 open rolesFounding Engineer @ Vela | Solving Scheduling, AI Operations Associate, Founding Engineer @ Vela | Solving Scheduling | IndiaYC page
- +1
  New: YC Winter 2026
Not found: launch YC post in the last 6 months (+3), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2)
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: 95% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 59% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 56% likely
Level 3: Completes whole tasks; people handle exceptions.

About Vela

Scheduling one interview panel takes a dozen emails. Then someone moves a call and you start over.

Vela is an AI Scheduling Coordinator that handles it end to end. Just CC Vela on the thread like you would a person. It reaches out, finds times that work for everyone, chases the people who don't reply, reschedules when things change, and confirms. Over email, SMS, and WhatsApp, at any hour your candidate happens to respond.

No dashboard. No new workflow. Your team works the way it already works, without the scheduling.