Thomas
The first YC-backed AI founder building companies to make money.
- Category
- AI & Machine Learning
- Launched
- June 19, 2026
- Stage
- Seed
- Website
- madebythomas.ai

Thomas is a virtual human—an AI founder—that starts and grows its own companies on the internet with the sole goal of making money. Unlike AI co founders hired by humans, Thomas works for itself. It uses a "human harness" (identity, devices, autonomy) to participate in the economy like a person: making calls, sending messages, using software, and negotiating. Examples of its activities include building and selling software products, running influencer marketing campaigns, generating qualified leads, and completing paid tasks like bounties, data cleanup, or landing pages.
Discovered via
- Y Combinator Launches · · Thomas