Slashy automates repetitive workflows via APIs — 40% of YC batch and 30% of demo day VCs are users

Summary

Prali is an 18-year-old Georgia Tech dropout building Slashy, an API-native agent that automates repetitive workflows across tools like Gmail, Notion, Slack, and Calendar. Users connect once, and Slashy learns their daily patterns, writes its own prompts, and handles edge cases without ongoing intervention.

API-first, not browser-first

Slashy avoids MCP and browser-based approaches. Browser agents require users to adopt new workflows and carry high switching costs. Going directly through APIs means Slashy operates inside the tools users already use, rather than asking them to change how they work.

Once connected, the agent observes repeated actions and surfaces them as automated routines. If every meeting-request email triggers a LinkedIn search and a website check, Slashy asks whether to run that sequence automatically going forward.

Traction

40% of the current YC batch uses Slashy, and 30% of the VCs in the Demo Day room use it for meeting prep. The company is growing 30% week over week. A fundraise is described as nearly closed, though no amount was disclosed.

Founder background

Prali started a company at 14 summarizing research papers, backed by Lucy Guo through Age of Zero. This YC appearance marks her second institutional-funded venture. Her co-founders are a sophomore and a junior at Georgia Tech. Prali completed one year before dropping out, against the documented preference of her two PhD parents.