FoxPlug

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

What they're building

The control point for AI agents at work.

Batch
Y Combinator Spring 2026
Industry
B2B
Team size
2
Based
San Francisco, CA, USA

Founders

watolabs.com ↗

See their funding details ↗

Wato on the record

What they shipped

  • From its YC profile: Wato gives AI agents shared memory, reusable workflows, connected tools, and living artifacts so work compounds across a team instead of disappearing into chat threads. Teams use Wato to give every agent access to trusted company context and turn useful runs into knowledge the next agent can build on. (source)
  • Its own site describes it as: "Wato gives AI agents shared memory, reusable workflows, connected tools, and living artifacts so work compounds across a team instead of disappearing into chat threads." (source)

Who is behind it

  • Arihan Varanasi, Founder/CEO: Founder at Wato (YC P26). Prev CS at Stanford. (source)
  • Rahul Rejeev, Founder/CTO: Founder at Wato (YC P26). Building the orchestration layer for AI in institutions. Studied CS at Stanford. (source)

Timeline

  1. 2026: founded, per its YC profile. (source)

Other B2B software launches on FoxPlug

  • OpenVector: AI that turns any camera to an autonomous worker with real-time vision
  • Orchestra: Self-optimizing neocloud that cuts LLM costs by 100x
  • ORO AI: Continuously improving evals for agentic commerce

Where else to launch Wato

  • Indie Hackers Forum ↗
    Self-promotion allowed
    Audience: IndieHackers; bootstrapped solo founders sharing revenue and behind-the-scenes
  • Hacker News (Show HN) ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Hacker News readers; engineers, technical founders, infra-curious people
  • Product Hunt ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree
  • Demand Curve ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • 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
  • ProductLed ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group

Is this your startup? Start free

Start free →

After you sign up, your new project setup opens with watolabs.com filled in, then a short onboarding. Already signed in? It opens the setup straight away. See what each plan includes.

Featured on FoxPlug badge

Featured on FoxPlug: Wato