# Automat

> Automat is a San Francisco AI company building agents that operate computers the way people do. Founded in 2023 by CMU design alumni and ex-Google Creative Lab designers Lucas Ochoa and Gautam Bose, it pairs a transformer-based RPA engine with intelligent document processing so enterprises can automate manual back-office work - from KYC checks to mortgage disclosures to medical-claims processing - by simply showing the software a recording of the task. It positions itself as a modern, AI-native alternative to legacy RPA tools like UiPath, Automation Anywhere and Blue Prism.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Lucas Ochoa (Co-Founder & CEO), Gautam Bose (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~25 employees
- **Products:** Automat Core, AI Document Extractor (IDP), Automat Platform, Automat Workforce
- **Notable:** Won Deep Analysis' IDP Startup of the Year award, Raised $15.5M Series A led by Felicis (November 2025), bringing total funding to ~$19.25M, Backed by Y Combinator (Winter 2023 batch)

## Products & services

- **Automat Core** — A UI-based AI agent builder for robotic process automation, powered by a proprietary transformer-based RPA engine that deploys bots mimicking human behavior on Windows, Citrix and web portals.
- **AI Document Extractor (IDP)** — Intelligent document processing that classifies and extracts data from unstructured documents like PDFs, invoices, prescriptions and appraisals, using fine-tuned vision and language models.
- **Automat Platform** — Lets users create agentic workflows and document extractors by uploading reference materials such as screen recordings or SOPs - show the task and the agent learns it.
- **Automat Workforce** — A managed-service model with forward-deployed engineering teams that build, deploy and maintain automations for enterprise clients.

## Achievements

- Won Deep Analysis' IDP Startup of the Year award
- Raised $15.5M Series A led by Felicis (November 2025), bringing total funding to ~$19.25M
- Backed by Y Combinator (Winter 2023 batch)
- Reports a 96.8% task success rate with sub-25-second average run times
- Helped a global insurer save seven figures annually on medical-claims document processing

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Closed a $15.5M Series A led by Felicis, with Initialized, Khosla, Y Combinator, K5 Global and Input Capital participating - total funding reaches ~$19.25M.
- **2025-11** — Featured by CMU School of Design and multiple outlets as its alumni founders scale the AI automation platform.
- **2023-09** — Rebranded from Lasso to Automat and raised a $3.75M seed round from Initialized and Khosla.

## Links

- Website: https://runautomat.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/automat-ai
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/automat_ai
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550580462553

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Last updated: 2026-07-13