Avent
AI agents for industrial commerce
Y CombinatorSummer 2025ActiveB2B
What they do
Problem
Manufacturers and industrial distributors waste time and make errors handling quoting, order entry, and sales inbox workflows manually.
Solution
Avent provides AI agents that automate sales inbox management, quote creation using past pricing and tribal knowledge, and ERP record updates.
Who it's for
Manufacturers and industrial distributors (sales and order-entry teams) that rely on ERP systems.
Founders
Abhay Kalra
Founder
Abhay is the Founder and CEO of Avent. Abhay studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley, where he conducted computer vision research for defect detection in manufacturing. Before Avent, Abhay was an operator in the manufacturing and industrial distribution space.
Open roles 2
Company timeline
- Founded2025
- YC batchSummer 2025
- StatusActive
- Team size3 people
- LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
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