BaseFrame is a Y Combinator W26 company building a desktop application that detects what AI can automate for a team. It analyzes historical work data across email, documents, Slack, calendar, browsing, and files to identify automation opportunities, then lets teams send those automations to their preferred tools. The product uses local models to keep sensitive data secure. BaseFrame is based in San Francisco and was founded in 2025.
BaseFrame
ActiveDetect what AI can automate for your team
Total raised
$500K
1 round
Stage
Seed
Jan 2026
Team
1-10
since 2026
Pricing
—
Founded
2026
San Francisco, United States
Agent-ready
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Desktop app analyzing team work to find AI automation opportunities
Analysis across email, documents, Slack, calendar, browsing, and files
Local models to keep sensitive data secure
Detection of repetitive, automatable workflows from historical data
Routing of automations to a team's preferred tools
Surfacing of concrete automation candidates rather than generic advice
Privacy-focused, on-device data processing
Team-level work pattern analysis
12/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Jan 2026 Seed $500K ● Y Combinator
Capital network
$500K raised ·1 backer·10 network links
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- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
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- What is BaseFrame?
- BaseFrame is a desktop app that analyzes a team's work across email, docs, Slack, calendar, browsing, and files to find AI automation opportunities.
- How does BaseFrame protect sensitive data?
- It uses local models to keep sensitive data secure, processing work data on-device rather than sending it to the cloud.
- What happens after BaseFrame finds an opportunity?
- Teams can send those automations to their preferred tools, letting BaseFrame act as the discovery layer that routes work elsewhere.
- Who is BaseFrame for?
- It is built for teams that want to discover where AI can automate their work, especially those with data-security and privacy requirements.
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