# Avent

> Avent builds AI software for industrial distributors and manufacturers, connecting customer requests to product matching, quoting, purchase-order validation, and ERP order entry. Its Forge workflows and Arc copilot combine company rules, shared knowledge, and human approvals to reduce repetitive inside sales work.

- **Founded:** 2025
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Abhay Kalra (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Quote Automation, Order Entry Automation, Knowledge Base, Inbox Management, Voice Agents
- **Notable:** Participated in Y Combinator Summer 2025., Publicly launched in August 2025., Reported more than $200,000 in daily distributor quote value in its YC launch; company-reported activity, not booked revenue.

## Products & services

- **Quote Automation** — Interprets RFQs and shorthand, matches catalog products, applies customer pricing and business rules, and prepares quotes with configured review. Includes vendor sourcing and alternative-product checks.
- **Order Entry Automation** — Extracts purchase-order details, matches POs to quotes, validates products, prices, quantities and terms, and creates ERP sales orders when approval requirements are met.
- **Knowledge Base** — Makes contracts, pricing agreements, policies, and expert corrections available within workflows and to the Arc copilot under configured permissions.
- **Inbox Management** — Routes customer emails, prioritizes requests, extracts tasks, and escalates work according to company rules.
- **Voice Agents** — Transcribes sales calls, assists reps with requirements, and prepares draft quotes for review.
- **Forge** — Workflow editing and execution interface showing business rules, dependencies, approvals, and corrections.
- **Arc** — AI copilot for querying connected business information and preparing workflow changes for human review.

## Achievements

- Participated in Y Combinator Summer 2025.
- Publicly launched in August 2025.
- Reported more than $200,000 in daily distributor quote value in its YC launch; company-reported activity, not booked revenue.
- MDM reported service to distributors in the United States, Mexico, and United Kingdom at launch.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Announced ISA26 participation at booth 1009, live platform demos, a supplier-data session, and a hands-on custom-agent workshop.
- **2025-08** — Announced its public launch and received MDM coverage of its founder and inside sales automation.

## Links

- Website: https://www.aventindustrial.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aventindustrial

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Last updated: 2026-10-23