# primitive

[primitive on Hacklab](https://hacklab.so/org/primitive)

Startup · 1 person on Hacklab

## Links

- [Website](https://primitive.dev/)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/primitive)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/primitivedotdev/)
- [X](https://x.com/primitive)

## About

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## YC company profile

communication for agents

Building the communication infrastructure needed for fully autonomous agents

- **YC batch:** Spring 2026
- **Founded:** 2026
- **Team size:** 4
- **Location:** San Francisco
- **Country:** US
- **Status:** Active
- **Industry:** B2B
- **Stage:** Early
- **YC partner:** Pete Koomen

## Founders

### Ethan Byrd — Founder/CEO

Building primitive. Formerly founder of Actual AI and engineering @ Microsoft/AWS/FB/Google.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/etbyrd/) · [X](https://x.com/itsjustemail)

[Source: Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/primitive) · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.

## Current staff

- [Ethan Byrd](https://hacklab.so/ethan-byrd) — Founder/CEO (Present)

## Open jobs

- [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://hacklab.so/jobs/d70862bb-510d-5606-972a-975de6a1b042) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco, CA, US · $190K \- $230K · 0\.25% \- 0\.75% equity
- [Email Infrastructure Engineer](https://hacklab.so/jobs/cf12f2e5-9cc0-542b-9071-6e63fe3eba59) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco, CA, US · $190K \- $230K · 0\.25% \- 0\.75% equity
- [Product Engineer](https://hacklab.so/jobs/97070643-c2fe-5913-9557-58cbc273ef93) — Full\-time · On\-site · San Francisco, CA, US · $190K \- $230K · 0\.25% \- 0\.75% equity