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Inkbox launch: what they're building and where to launch next

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What they're building

The identity and communication layer for AI agents

Batch
Y Combinator Summer 2026
Industry
B2B
Team size
3
Based
San Francisco, CA, USA

Founders

inkbox.ai ↗

See their funding details ↗

Inkbox on the record

What they shipped

  • From its YC profile: For your AI agents to behave like teammates, we give them persistent identities with their own email, phone, and iMessage. We also provide them an agent-to-agent channel, so they can communicate for task delegation. (source)
  • Its own site describes it as: "Inkbox is an identity and communication layer for AI agents." (source)

Who is behind it

  • Ray Liao, Founder/CEO: PhD in Computer Science from MIT. Previously cofounder/CTO at Empallo, an AI-powered virtual clinic for cardiovascular care. (source)
  • Dima Vremenko, Founder: Co-founder at Inkbox. Previously Research Associate at Harvard Medical School, where he built ML pipelines for clinical prediction models using gigapixel pathology images and EHRs, co-authored 6 publications, and contributed to an R01 NIH Grant. BS in Biochemistry and Computer Science from Northeastern. (source)
  • Alex Wilcox, Founder/CTO: Cofounder at Inkbox. Previously ML engineering and computer networking research. MS in CS and dual BS in Math and Econ from Northeastern University. (source)

Code

  • GitHub organization inkbox-ai: 11 public repositories, 178 stars in total, mostly TypeScript; most starred is inkbox (75 stars, TypeScript); last push 2026-09-06 (read 2026-09-06). (source)

Timeline

  1. 2025: founded, per its YC profile. (source)
  2. 2026-04-08: "Agent Self-Signup" posted to Hacker News by rayruizhiliao, 3 points and 0 comments. (source)

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Where else to launch Inkbox

  • Product Hunt ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree
  • Hacker News (Show HN) ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Hacker News readers; engineers, technical founders, infra-curious people
  • Indie Hackers Forum ↗
    Self-promotion allowed
    Audience: IndieHackers; bootstrapped solo founders sharing revenue and behind-the-scenes
  • Demand Curve ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • Dev Hunt ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree
  • No Code Founders ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • OnlineGeniuses ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • Product Makers ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group

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