NewReleases / GitHub · Jul 2026
Release notes describe a redesigned model/settings experience, live model recommendations, and improvements to onboarding, billing notices, timestamps, and Linux meeting capture.
Open-source AI-assisted agent builder
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
RowBoat Labs builds Rowboat, a local-first, open-source AI coworker for knowledge work that turns email, meetings, Slack, and chats into a persistent Markdown knowledge graph, then layers on email triage, meeting notes, background agents, code mode, and custom work surfaces [Rowboat site][GitHub][YC].
Primary product
Rowboat — a local-first, open-source AI coworker/desktop assistant with a persistent work knowledge graph
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
AI coworker / AI agents platform
Offices
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Business model
Stage
seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Seed · Jun 2024
Latest amount
$500K
Jun 2024 · Y Combinator
Founders
Co-Founder
Investors
No public workplace benefits/culture page was found. Public materials emphasize local-first, open-source, portable-by-design software and community contribution rather than employer branding.
Pricing
Starter, Pro, and Enterprise subscription tiers with a 7-day free trial; open-source/self-hosted use is also supported.
Differentiators
Technology
Competitors
Estimated revenue
≈$330K estimated ARR (public estimate; updated 2025-09-02)
NewReleases / GitHub · Jul 2026
Release notes describe a redesigned model/settings experience, live model recommendations, and improvements to onboarding, billing notices, timestamps, and Linux meeting capture.
Digg · Jul 2026
Covers the Work Surfaces launch, focusing on Rowboat’s ability to generate custom apps from descriptions and the shift from chat-only interaction to workflow-native surfaces.
Hacker News · Jul 2026
Major public launch of Rowboat Work Surfaces; the post highlights the local-first, open-source desktop assistant, its knowledge graph, email/meeting/browser/code surfaces, and custom app support.
Rowboat blog · Oct 2025
Company technical blog post explaining Rowboat’s product framing around handoffs and workflow orchestration, and noting the use of OpenAI’s Agents SDK.