Apprentice
Personal AI agent for cross-device workflow automation.
The founders
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The company
Apprentice is building a personal AI agent that sits on top of your existing apps to automate tasks across devices — observing your work, operating your browser, managing files, and building a local memory of how you like things done. It's in beta on macOS and early testing on iPhone.
As AI assistants proliferate, most lock users into proprietary, cloud-based ecosystems; Apprentice bets the next wave of adoption hinges on keeping files and agent memory on-device and letting people bring their own LLM.
The company was founded in 2026 to create an AI that works alongside people rather than replacing them, with a stated emphasis on user control and data privacy from the ground up.
The founding team pairs leadership from scaling platforms — including a former Etsy CTO with prior roles at Dropbox, Flickr and Adobe — with product experience spanning Slack, Twitter, Amazon and Patreon, which is directly relevant to building a user-centric agent across devices.
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