Coverage highlighted security and abuse concerns around browser agents, including prompt-injection risk and criticism of proxy rotation / auto-CAPTCHA features as potentially enabling abuse.
SourcePublic company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Smooth is Circlemind's serverless AI browser agent/API brand: it automates web tasks with mouse-and-keyboard control and is sold as a developer-facing API, SDK, and CLI. Public sources conflict on HQ and team size: LinkedIn lists San Francisco and 3 employees, while YC lists London and a 2-person team, so those fields are reported conservatively.
Primary product
Smooth browser agent API
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
AI browser automation / browser agent API
Offices
0 jobs at Smooth
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Seed · Dec 2024
Latest amount
$500K
Dec 2024 · Y Combinator
Investors
Public signals point to a small, developer-focused, reliability-first and security-minded team that emphasizes fast iteration, benchmark performance, and direct founder support.
Compensation
A public Software Engineer posting lists roughly $70K-$130K salary plus 0.10%-2.00% equity, and says the role is open to any level including new graduates.
Benefits
Pricing
Credit-based subscription pricing with free, starter, growth, and enterprise tiers; usage is billed per agent step beyond included credits.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
About $330K estimated annual revenue (public estimate, not company-reported)
Coverage highlighted security and abuse concerns around browser agents, including prompt-injection risk and criticism of proxy rotation / auto-CAPTCHA features as potentially enabling abuse.
SourceFondo · Feb 2026
Third-party launch writeup summarizing Smooth's value proposition, founders, and product claims.
LinkedIn · Feb 2026
Launch post for Smooth CLI, positioning it as a goal-oriented browser for agents that can use the user's IP to reduce captchas and run many browsers on demand.
Hacker News · Oct 2025
Launch discussion describing Smooth as a state-of-the-art browser agent API that is 5x faster and 7x cheaper than Browser Use.
BigGo News · Aug 2025
Coverage of Smooth's benchmark claims, cost/speed positioning, and the security concerns raised around prompt injection and abuse risk.
LinkedIn · Aug 2025
Founder launch post announcing Smooth as a fast, reliable browser agent with instant browser spin-up, proxies, persistent sessions, and auto-CAPTCHA handling.