Sweetspot (YC S23)

Another strong past few months for Sweetspot (YC S23), we’re growing at close to 20% month over month. As a result, we’re still looking to bring on new software engineers. If you’re a US citizen and an exceptional talent, job descriptions are in the comments section. If you can refer anyone who ends up joining our team, there’s a 10k referral bonus waiting for you too.

The amount of people who have reached out to me thinking Sweetspot (YC S23), a GovCon SaaS, is collaborating with Shake Shack is significant. Much more relevant for our old startup, but I’ll never say no to a marketing opportunity… Let’s make it officially happen? Shake Shack

no better message to receive, extremely proud of the whole Sweetspot (YC S23) team!

In 2025, Vertical AI agents will revolutionize how businesses operate by offering specialized solutions tailored to specific industries. From automating loan servicing to transforming recruitment and government contracting, these purpose-built agents are designed to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. Key players leading the way: Outset – Aaron Cannon, Michael Hess Apriora – Aaron Wang, John Rytel Salient – Ari Malik, Mukund Tibrewala Sweetspot (YC S23) – Andrew Arkhipov, Philip Kung, Sachin S. ShowandTell – Daniel B., Justin Z. Avitor.ai – Wen Wang Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gdZAFEjs

If you want to join an early-stage, high-growth startup - I've handpicked a list of 20 YC startups that are currently hiring for you: 1) Retell AI - Supercharge Your Contact Center Operations with AI Phone Agents 2) Gumloop - A no-code platform for automating workflows with AI 3) Momentic - The modern standard for software testing 4) Reworkd (YC S23) - The simplest way to extract web data at scale 5) Stably AI - Automatically tests your website / web app without any engineering effort 6) Atlas - Modern customer support platform replacement for Intercom and Zendesk 7) Take App - Shopify for WhatsApp commerce 8) InspectMind AI - AI for construction 9) Meticulate (YC W24) - The powerful new way to find your ideal customer profile, track custom buying signals, and build high-quality pipeline 10) Openmart (YC W24) - GTM platform for reaching local businesses 11) Sweetspot (YC S23) - AI for Government Contracting. 12) Zep AI (YC W24) - The Memory Foundation For Your AI Stack 13) Duckie (YC W24) - AI Assistant for Customer Support Teams 14) DryMerge - Automate work with plain English 15) Bree - Chime for Canada, starting with cash advances 16) Central (YC S24) - Eliminating business bullshit: payroll, benefits, compliance, etc 17) Keye (YC F24) - The Smartest Private Equity Investor 18) Coval (YC S24) - Simulation & Evaluation for AI Agents 19) Recall.ai - The universal API for meeting video, audio and metadata Lastly, Simplify - Your personal AI career agent. (Hint: You should also use Simplify to apply to all these jobs)

Hey LinkedIn, I chatted with a portfolio company founder, Sachin S., today and was so excited about what he and his team are building that I want to put it on your radar. If you’re trying to win government contracts or grants, Sweetspot has built an AI easy button to enable you to do so. They’re adding 1-4 new customers every day and working with SMBs to multibillion dollar enterprises. They're also hiring engineers. Lmk - here or offline - if you’d like an intro! Sweetspot.so

Our founding engineer Nathan Gage just got married! Excited to recruit a new team of mini engineers to Sweetspot (YC S23) very soon 👀

fake indications of PMF: revenue, signups, retention real indications of PMF: customers asking for merch

We released our #Defense #Accelerants #Map yesterday, and so far, the response has been tremendous. Bottom line up front, every company has a unique RECIPE for sales and execution success when selling and scaling across #Defense clients. Depending on your unique capabilities and corporate structure, this map represents the INGREDIENTS that can assist in accelerating your reach across mission customers. We are happy to highlight: OpenPolicy, M2 Defense Strategies, Ark, Demand Signal, CRUX Defense, Standup, Federal Compass, Sweetspot (YC S23), Rohirrim, Deep Water Point & Associates, Gallium Solutions, SBIR Advisors Inc., The Outpost, Long Capture, Sequoia|Combine, Palantir Technologies, Second Front Systems, SMX, stackArmor, Nooks, and First Security Solutions LLC. These companies can help you execute and scale faster. Period. To learn more, attend one of our "LEVERAGING THE DEFENSE ACCELERANTS MAP FOR YOUR BUSINESS" WEBINARs on Sept. 18th or Sept. 26th. Register 👇 #sargentinitiatives #executionmatters

in honor of “founder mode” going mainstream, here’s one of my favorite pics from Y Combinator with the man himself: Brian Chesky spending a few minutes talking to Brian definitely changed the way we thought about Sweetspot (YC S23) and was one of the highlights of our YC experience