aid: automaton
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/automaton.png
name: Automaton
description: Automaton is a company surfaced as a portfolio company of a16z and added to the API Evangelist
  network as a stub for enrichment. This profile is a lead awaiting the enrichment pipeline.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/automaton/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
tags:
- Company
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-identity-unresolved:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  reason: The a16z investment list carries "Automaton" as a bare name with no URL, sector,
    or description, and no company of that name could be resolved to a public web or
    developer surface with confidence.
  checked:
  - https://a16z.com/investment-list/
  - https://automaton.ai/ (200 - parked domain listed for sale on Spaceship.com)
  - https://automaton.com/ (200 - single-word placeholder page, no company content)
  - https://automaton.io/ (no response)
  - https://getautomaton.com/ (no response)
  - https://automaton.co/ (no response)
  candidates_rejected:
  - name: Automaton, Inc. (dba RADAR)
    url: https://goradar.com/
    rejected_because: Retail RFID company backed by Y Combinator, Founders Fund, Align
      Ventures, Gideon Strategic Partners and Nimble Partners; no source confirms a16z
      as an investor, so the identity match is unverified.
  next_step: Re-queue if a source ever links the a16z list entry to a specific company
    domain. No artifacts were fabricated.
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: nochange
  artifacts_added: 0
  pass: local-v1