YCW20· AI· Data· DevtoolsAirbyte
Context layer for production-grade AI agents
Founders
- Michel TricotFounder/CEO
- Jean LafleurFounder/COO
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About Airbyte
Airbyte Agents is the context layer your AI agents query before they act. Features the Context Store, which unifies entities across Salesforce, Stripe, Zendesk and more. Use it from the UI, your LLM via MCP, or our SDK. 40% fewer tool calls, up to 80% fewer tokens. Airbyte Data Replication is the leading open data movement platform that empowers data teams in the AI era by transforming raw data into actionable intelligence. https://github.com/airbytehq/
San Francisco, CA, USA
Airbyte: questions
Which YC batch was Airbyte in?
Airbyte was in Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch (W20).
Is Airbyte still active?
Y Combinator lists Airbyte as active.
Who founded Airbyte?
Airbyte's founders, as listed on its YC page: Michel Tricot (Founder/CEO), Jean Lafleur (Founder/COO).
Where is Airbyte based?
Airbyte lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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