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IrisGo Develops Desktop AI Agent for Automated Workflows

IrisGo, a startup that raised $2.8 million in seed funding, is developing a desktop application that learns user workflows and automates tasks with limited prompting. The system runs on macOS and Windows and processes much of its data locally.

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IrisGo is developing a desktop application designed to learn and automate routine computer tasks for knowledge workers. 8 million seed round earlier this year. The application records user actions once and then repeats those steps without further instructions. A demonstration showed the system placing a coffee order by selecting a latte, entering payment details, and completing the purchase.

Iris includes a library of pre-built workflows for tasks such as drafting emails, processing invoices, summarizing documents, and building reports. The system also observes desktop activity and adds new tasks to its list of automated actions. A coding assistant component assists developers during their work.

The company targets white-collar environments where repetitive tasks remain common despite advances in large language models.

The application processes a substantial portion of data on the user's device to limit external data sharing. Larger tasks are handled through cloud processing only when the user explicitly authorizes it, according to the company, and use end-to-end encryption.

Fund led the seed round.

Nvidia and Google also participated as investors. The company recently released beta versions of its macOS and Windows applications and reached an agreement with Acer to preinstall the software on new laptops.

Key Facts

$2.8 million seed round
Led by Andrew Ng's AI Fund earlier this year
On-device processing
Handles substantial data locally for privacy
Acer partnership
Preinstall agreement for new laptops

Story Timeline

3 events
  1. Earlier this year

    IrisGo closed a $2.8 million seed round led by Andrew Ng's AI Fund.

    1 source@techcrunch
  2. Recent

    IrisGo released beta versions of its macOS and Windows applications.

    1 source@techcrunch
  3. Recent

    IrisGo reached an agreement with Acer to preinstall the application on new laptops.

    1 source@techcrunch

Potential Impact

  1. 01

    Knowledge workers may see reduced time spent on repetitive desktop tasks.

  2. 02

    Laptop manufacturers could integrate similar AI agents into future devices.

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