Rivet
Open-Source alternative to Durable Objects
Y CombinatorWinter 2023ActiveB2BInfrastructureB2BOpen SourceInfrastructure
What they do
Problem
Developers need an open, self-hostable way to build and scale stateful services and AI agents without relying on proprietary Durable Objects platforms.
Solution
Rivet provides an open-source, self-hostable platform for running stateful functions/services (Durable Objects-like) to build scalable AI agents and backends.
Who it's for
Software developers and engineering teams building stateful backends, functions, and AI agents.
Founders
Nicholas Kissel
Founder
Building open-source Cloudflare Workers & Durable Objects. Previously at Paradox.ai & Addicting Games. University of Arizona.
Nathaniel Flurry
Founder
The actor guy
Company timeline
- Founded2022
- YC batchWinter 2023
- StatusActive
- Team size5 people
- LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
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