Two Indian-origin teenagers, Aryan Sharma and Ayush Pathak, have attracted investment from Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, for their artificial intelligence (AI) startup based in Silicon Valley, USA.
The startup, named Induced AI, was founded earlier this year and has successfully raised $2.3 million in its seed funding round. The investment was led by Altman and venture capital firm Peak XV, along with a group of prominent investors.
Induced AI aims to democratize AI by enabling anyone to create virtual AI workers capable of automating workflows on a browser in the cloud with human-like reasoning, as explained by Sharma.
Among the angel investors are notable figures such as Balaji Srinivasan (former CTO of Coinbase), Julian Weisser (Co-founder of On Deck), and Tyler Willis (Co-founder of Unsupervised), among others.
The startup specializes in automating workflows that require real-time reasoning or dynamic judgment, such as lead filtering, document cross-referencing, and memory tasks. Unlike traditional browser automation or Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software, Induced AI offers a purpose-built browser environment tailored for autonomous navigation.
Sharma highlighted the unique features of their browser environment, emphasizing its capabilities in web interactions, authentication, reasoning, and memory integration.
Induced AI’s innovative approach has earned it recognition, including participation in AI Grant’s Batch 2. Additionally, the startup has welcomed prominent figures such as Nat Friedman (former CEO of GitHub) and Daniel Gross (ex-YC and Pioneer) as part of its journey.
The startup’s infrastructure-centric strategy involves the development of a specialized browser optimized for running automated workflows, deviating from the standard browser approach.
Induced AI’s success underscores the potential of young innovators in the AI space and signals promising developments in the field of automation and AI-driven workflows.
