# Stella

> Stella is a Y Combinator-backed AI assistant that turns any website into a 24/7 customer expert. Installed with a single line of code, it learns from a site's own content to answer visitor questions, qualify leads, and route complex cases to humans. Founded by Ryan Endacott (YC S22), Stella serves small businesses, SaaS companies, and local governments - including the Town of Carmel, NY, where it answered more than 2,400 resident questions and saved staff over 200 hours.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Ryan Endacott (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** 2
- **Products:** Stella AI Website Assistant, Stella for Towns (Government), Analytics Dashboard, Integrations
- **Notable:** Backed by Y Combinator (S22), Town of Carmel, NY: 2,417+ questions answered, 1,590+ conversations, 73.7% automatic resolution rate, 200+ staff hours saved, Adopted by the Association of Towns of the State of New York

## Products & services

- **Stella AI Website Assistant** — A conversational AI widget installed with a single line of JavaScript. It learns from a site's public content to answer visitor questions 24/7, supports multiple languages, and matches a brand's colors, logo, and voice.
- **Stella for Towns (Government)** — A municipal version of the assistant that answers resident questions about permits, services, and events, routes complex cases to the right department, and provides analytics on what residents are asking.
- **Analytics Dashboard** — A dashboard that logs every conversation and surfaces what visitors are trying to learn, giving teams a live view of customer questions and content gaps.
- **Integrations** — Connections to Slack, HubSpot, and other tools so conversations, leads, and hand-offs flow into existing workflows.

## Achievements

- Backed by Y Combinator (S22)
- Town of Carmel, NY: 2,417+ questions answered, 1,590+ conversations, 73.7% automatic resolution rate, 200+ staff hours saved
- Adopted by the Association of Towns of the State of New York
- Deployment described by town officials as fast and low-disruption

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Government AI chatbots, including municipal deployments like Stella's, drew wider press scrutiny as cities weighed accountability and testing standards.
- **2025** — Town of Carmel case study published, reporting 2,400+ questions answered and 200+ staff hours saved.
- **2025** — Launched a dedicated 'Stella for Towns' offering targeting municipal governments.

## Links

- Website: https://chatwithstella.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/chatwithstella
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ChatWithStella

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Last updated: 2026-07-30