# Modern

> Modern is a San Francisco startup building an AI-native IT function - a single platform where always-on agents automate help desk, access, hardware, on/off-boarding, security and procurement inside the tools teams already use, such as Slack, Teams, email and voice. Founded in 2026 by Seb Poole and Aleks Tomovski and backed by Y Combinator (P26), it positions itself as a ServiceNow alternative that resolves requests end-to-end rather than routing tickets, claiming 80%+ automation of inbound IT requests.

- **Founded:** 2026
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Seb Poole (Co-Founder & CEO), Aleks Tomovski (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** 2
- **Products:** Modern IT Platform, ITSM Overlay, Outsourced IT Function
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator (P26 batch), Publicly launched via YC as 'the AI-native IT function' in 2026, Founding team with prior experience at Unmind, Wix and Canva

## Products & services

- **Modern IT Platform** — An AI-native IT platform that automates help desk, access management, hardware, on/off-boarding, security and procurement inside existing channels like Slack, Teams, email, voice, WhatsApp and Telegram. Agents reason about requests, then execute code-based workflows derived from SOPs or natural-language instructions.
- **ITSM Overlay** — A deployment mode that sits on top of existing ServiceNow or Jira Service Management installs and automates 80%+ of inbound requests without ripping out the legacy system.
- **Outsourced IT Function** — For organizations without an IT team or ITSM platform, Modern offers a fully outsourced, always-on AI IT function.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator (P26 batch)
- Publicly launched via YC as 'the AI-native IT function' in 2026
- Founding team with prior experience at Unmind, Wix and Canva
- Claims 80%+ automation of inbound IT requests with same-day implementation

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Raised a $130K seed round associated with Y Combinator.
- **2026-05** — Launched publicly through Y Combinator as 'Modern: the AI-native IT function'.

## Links

- Website: https://getmodern.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/modernhq

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Last updated: 2026-07-30