TectoAI offers a platform for AI governance that helps organizations manage agentic AI tools much like an HR system manages human employees. It helps companies identify roles suitable for agentic AI, onboard those agents quickly, monitor their performance and behavior after deployment, and ensure they remain compliant and aligned with regulations. The company was co-founded by Niosha Afsharikia, a PhD with over a decade of experience in regulated AI deployments, and Roksana Baleshzar, who spent six-plus years at Google building ML features for Gmail. TectoAI is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and went through Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch.
TectoAI
ActiveA Platform for AI Governance
Total raised
$500K
1 round
Stage
Seed
Jan 2025
Team
1-10
since 2025
Pricing
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Founded
2025
San Francisco, United States
Agent-ready
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AI governance platform modeled on an HR system for managing AI 'employees'
Identification of roles and tasks suitable for agentic AI
Fast onboarding of AI agents into organizational workflows
Post-deployment monitoring of agent performance and behavior
Compliance and regulatory alignment tracking for deployed agents
Oversight of agent behavior to keep deployments aligned with policy
Centralized management view across an organization's AI agents
Founder expertise in regulated AI deployment and production ML
12/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Jan 2025 Seed $500K ● Y Combinator
Capital network
$500K raised ·1 backer·10 network links
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- What does TectoAI do?
- TectoAI is an AI governance platform that helps organizations onboard, monitor, and keep agentic AI tools compliant, functioning like an HR system for AI 'employees.'
- How does the HR analogy work in practice?
- Much as HR manages hiring, performance, and compliance for staff, TectoAI helps identify roles for AI agents, onboard them, monitor performance, and ensure regulatory alignment.
- Is TectoAI suited to regulated industries?
- Yes. Its emphasis on compliance and monitoring targets organizations deploying AI in regulated environments, and its founders have experience with regulated AI deployments.
- Who founded TectoAI?
- It was co-founded by Niosha Afsharikia, a PhD with over a decade in regulated AI deployments, and Roksana Baleshzar, who spent six-plus years building ML features for Gmail at Google. It is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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