Tilo GTM brain

Tilo builds a shared Linux-based operating system for AI agents and people working together.

category

AI agent operating systems

market profile

  • text: Agent builders need an alternative to separate virtual computers and brittle screenshot-driven automation.
  • text: The product combines a shared workspace with agent-accessible actions and human visibility, rather than simply providing an isolated sandbox.

personas

  • title: AI agent platform engineer
    pains:
    • Screenshot and click workflows are slow and fragile across applications.
    • Separate agent environments make shared state and handoffs difficult.
  • title: Engineering leader building collaborative automation
    pains:
    • Operating many agent environments increases infrastructure cost.
    • Teams need visibility into agent changes and a way to undo mistakes.

icp

  • text: AI-native software teams building multi-step agents that operate across applications; size and revenue thresholds are unverified.
  • text: Developers evaluating open source infrastructure and shared human-agent workspaces are plausible early adopters.

message pillars

  • text: Give people and agents a shared collaborative environment.
  • text: Make collaboration central to the computing experience.
  • text: Keep users in control of their computer.

objections

  • objection: Replacing existing agent infrastructure may be disruptive.
    response: Start with a contained multi-app workflow and compare integration effort, reliability and cost against the current approach.
  • objection: Can we trust agents to change shared state?
    response: Evaluate attribution, undo and approval behavior on a representative workflow before expanding access.

competitors

  • name: E2B
    website: https://e2b.dev/
    why: Offers cloud sandbox computers for agents, an alternative runtime for agent execution.
  • name: Browserbase
    why: Managed browser infrastructure is an alternative for agents that work through web interfaces.
  • name: Daytona
    why: Provides agent sandboxes, competing for the runtime infrastructure decision.

influencers

  • name: Xaver Emmerling
    why: Tilo cofounder and CEO, a primary voice for the product.
  • name: Quinten Wolff
    why: Tilo cofounder and CTO, a primary technical voice.

keywords

  • AI agent operating system
  • shared agent workspace
  • AI agent sandbox
  • multi-agent shared state
  • MCP agent applications
  • computer use agent infrastructure

voice

  • Idealistic about user ownership
  • Collaborative and curious
  • Technical but approachable

signals

  • text: Engineering teams scaling multiple agents or reporting high latency and cost in computer-use workflows are likely to feel the problem most acutely.
  • text: Teams building MCP-enabled applications and experimenting with open infrastructure are plausible early adopters.

stack

  • Rust
  • Fedora
  • Automerge
  • iroh
  • MCP

pricing

model: unknown

motion

unknown

channels

  • LinkedIn
  • open source
  • developer documentation

confidence

medium

Founders

  • name: Xaver Emmerling
    title: Founder/CEO
    role: CEO
    bio: Founder/CEO at Tilo (YC F26). Building a OS for the future. Studied computer science through TUM's early admission program at 15.
  • name: Quinten Wolff
    title: Founder/CTO
    role: CTO
    bio: Built a patent workflow automation platform at BDPE, a Band 1 Chambers-ranked litigation firm in Munich. Early admission to Computer Science at Technical University of Munich. Now building the future of human & agent computer use.

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