What Aside does
Aside is building a browser designed to act as an operating system for the AI era, where AI agents work directly inside the browser on a user's behalf. Rather than operating from the outside and requiring many separate tool integrations, agents run natively where web-based work already happens.
Key capabilities
The approach aims to let agents execute actions across web applications without users wiring up dozens of separate connections, and to act with reduced need for constant approvals. Because agents operate within the browser, they retain context across applications, cutting down on repetitive information gathering. Aside frames the browser as the central interface for orchestrating AI tools across work such as documents, payroll, banking, recruiting, design and sales.
Who it's for
Aside targets knowledge workers whose day-to-day tasks live primarily in browser-based software and who want AI agents to take action across those apps with less setup friction. It is a San Francisco-based, Y Combinator-backed startup.