14.ai is an AI-native customer support company that operates as an AI-first support agency for startups and high-growth companies. Rather than selling a chatbot to bolt onto an existing team, 14.ai deploys autonomous AI agents that take over frontline customer support entirely, resolving conversations end-to-end while integrating with a company's tools and knowledge. Founded by married duo Marie Schneegans and Michael Fester, the Y Combinator-backed company has already replaced legacy customer support teams at many of the startups it works with. 14.ai raised a $3M seed round led by Y Combinator with participation from General Catalyst, Base Case Capital and SV Angel, alongside founders of Dropbox, Slack, Replit and Vercel, as it scales its AI-native support model.
14.ai
ActiveAI-native customer support agency replacing support teams for startups
Total raised
$3M
1 round
Stage
Seed
Team
1-10
since 2024
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2024
San Francisco, United States
Agent-ready
—
Autonomous AI support agents
End-to-end conversation resolution
AI-native managed support model
Knowledge ingestion and tooling integration
Omnichannel customer support
Human oversight and quality control
Analytics on resolution and CSAT
Fast deployment for startups
10/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
— Seed $3M ● Y Combinator
Capital network
$3M raised ·4 backers·10 network links
- Backers4
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What is 14.ai?
- An AI-native customer support company that deploys autonomous agents to replace support teams.
- How much did 14.ai raise?
- It raised a $3M seed round led by Y Combinator.
- Who founded 14.ai?
- Married co-founders Marie Schneegans and Michael Fester.
- How is 14.ai different?
- It is AI-native and takes over frontline support fully, not just an add-on bot.
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