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Aside
The most intelligent AI assistant, but it’s a browser.
Backed by Y Combinator#1 on 3 browser agent benchmarksBeats OpenAI, Anthropic, Browser UseHardware-backed E2E encryptionLocal-first / privacy by default
Opportunity score
68/100
Aside targets a massive, high-frequency problem with real technical differentiation, but faces brutal competition and high build and distribution complexity.
Founder verdict
MAYBE
Aside is a highly ambitious, technically credible product solving a real problem, but not a practical direct clone for most founders; the practical opportunity is a focused vertical agent.
What is Aside?
Aside is a Y Combinator-backed downloadable browser that positions itself as an autonomous AI agent for real multi-step work across logged-in websites. It combines a browser agent, password manager, local memory, and human-approval guardrails, with explicit privacy claims such as local-by-default storage and hardware-backed encryption. The provided website content shows strong benchmark claims and security positioning, but revenue, growth, pricing details, and team size are not publicly disclosed. Its core bet is that an AI browser that can actually complete work on existing websites will displace both passive browsers and integration-limited AI agents.
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