Company research · Enabler
Naïve
One config file → incorporation, cards, inboxes, phone numbers, compute (agents provision the company)
A tool for operators; its own business autonomy is not assessed
The recorded proposition
Coding agents build the app — Naïve builds the company.
Index summary of the positioning; not an independent finding.
Palo Alto AI lab building the operating stack agents need to run a real business: incorporation, virtual payment cards, email inboxes, phone numbers, compute, model routing, and memory — provisioned behind a single config file and unified API, with governance and budget controls. A coding agent writes the config; Naïve stands up the company around it. Founded by Sean Dorje and Dennis Zax, 20-year-old Berkeley dropouts who have built together since 14 and sold their first startup (ezML) as teenagers. Claims 30,000+ developer customers and sales up more than tenfold in six months.
Where humans remain involved
Ongoing human hours, approval frequency and intervention rates have not been measured in this record. Reported team size describes the company, not the labor required to operate a customer business.
What still needs evidence
Establish a repeatable production workflow, identify the tasks people still perform, and measure cost, reliability and customer outcomes before drawing conclusions about business autonomy.
Recorded caveat: $28.5M Series A (Nexus); 30K+ devs claimed
Financial and team context
Reported figures retain their original scope. Revenue periods and headcount dates may differ; these are not a current audited financial statement.
- Revenue / ARR as recorded
- Low double-digit $M run-rate (self-reported)Source: SiliconANGLE · self-reported ↗
- Company human headcount
- Not reported
No field-specific source recorded.
- Funding as recorded
- $28.5M+Source: SiliconANGLE ↗
Round / transaction: $28.5M Series A
Recorded date: 2026-08
Investors / backers: Nexus Venture Partners (lead) · Y Combinator · Zetta Venture Partners · Liquid 2 Ventures
Pricing and commercial terms
Pricing not recorded.
Historical research snapshot. A pricing verification date is not recorded; confirm current plans, usage limits and additional costs with the provider before purchasing.
Founders and recorded roles
Sean Dorje
Co-founder & CEO; 20; Berkeley dropout; sold ezML as a teenager; YC alum.
Dennis Zax
Co-founder; 20; Berkeley dropout; building with Dorje since they were 14.
Recorded technology stack
- Single config file + unified API
- Virtual payment cards
- Model router
- Serverless JS runtime
- Mobile emulator
Components listed in the research record; integrations have not been independently tested here.
Research timeline
2026-08
$28.5M Series A led by Nexus Venture Partners (YC, Zetta, Liquid 2 participating) to build 'the infrastructure for autonomous companies'.
Direct article link not recorded.
Sources and coverage limits
This profile brings together the existing Index research. Company announcements, sponsored articles and founder interviews can establish what was said; they do not independently prove sustained autonomy or revenue.