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Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
ATG is a 2025-founded, NYC/SF applied AI research lab building Autonomous, an invite-only AI wealth manager / financial advisor that combines investments, taxes, planning, monitoring, and execution. Public funding sources are slightly inconsistent: the company and press announce a $15M pre-seed round, while CB Insights aggregates $15.5M across two rounds including a convertible note.
Primary product
Autonomous, a superintelligent AI financial advisor / wealth strategist for managing investments, taxes, planning, and execution.
Founded
2025
Headquarters
New York City, NY
Team size
1-10 employees
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Research Services
Sub-industry
Applied AI / wealth management
Offices
New York City, NY
San Francisco, CA
Brooklyn, NY (25 Kent Avenue Suite 502)
Business model
AI-native wealth management and advisory
0% advisory fee model
Optional paid direct-indexing service
Funding
Stage
Pre-seed
Total raised
$15.5M
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Jan 2026
Latest amount
$15M
Jan 2026 · Y Combinator / Garry Tan
People & investors
Leadership
CEO/co-founder
Cofounder
Chief Financial Officer
Head of Product
Design Director
Work & culture
Small, elite, high-agency team; research-driven; fast-moving; low-bureaucracy; design and product work emphasize speed, taste, and building in the same room.
Work style
Onsite
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public YC job postings show roughly $115K-$125K for Product Designer, $160K-$240K for iOS, $170K-$250K for Full Stack, $180K-$260K for Backend/Infrastructure, and $200K-$300K for Quantitative Systems / Research Scientist. Several roles are restricted to US citizens or visa holders only.
Product & market
Pricing
0% advisory fees at launch, no trading fees, with optional paid direct-indexing fees.
Differentiators
- —AI-native wealth strategist rather than a static robo-advisor
- —24/7 conversational financial intelligence
- —unified live view of assets, liabilities, cash flow, and taxes
- —personalized direct indexing at the individual-security level
- —continuous portfolio optimization and tax-loss harvesting
- —execution, not just advice
- —built by former Paperspace founders with applied AI research-lab positioning
Technology
conversational AI
generative UI
voice / charts / written-analysis interface
secure financial vault
PostHog analytics
Apex custody integration
Customers
individual investors with fragmented accounts
people managing 401(k)s, IRAs, brokerage, crypto, savings, equity, and secondaries
builders and professionals
emerging wealth holders seeking family-office-style strategies
Competitors
traditional financial advisors
robo-advisors
family offices
NerdWallet
Plum
Monarch
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1.1M-$2.7M (StartupHub estimate; 65% confidence)
Signals & risks
Other
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SourceLatest news
Business Insider · Jan 2026
Main launch/funding story: ATG emerged from stealth, raised $15M, and positioned Autonomous as an AI-powered financial advisor built by the former Paperspace founders.
FinSMEs · Jan 2026
Confirms the $15M pre-seed round, lists backers, and describes the product as an AI financial advisor with 0% advisory fee at launch.
Tech Startups · Jan 2026
Adds product detail, launch timing, and investors; emphasizes the company’s goal of delivering private-bank-like guidance at low or no fee.
The AI Journal · Jan 2026
Positions ATG as an AI-native wealth strategist and describes the launch as a move to modernize the family-office model.
Latham & Watkins · Jan 2026
Law-firm announcement corroborating the pre-seed transaction and the investors involved in the round.
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