Carnot
Carnot builds Jinba, an enterprise AI workflow automation platform where business teams create production workflows by chatting, deployable as MCP servers and callable as APIs.
Carnot is a Y Combinator W26 startup that develops Jinba, an enterprise AI workflow automation platform. Built natively as a vibe coding tool, Jinba allows business teams to construct production-level AI workflows simply by chatting. Each workflow created becomes an API endpoint that engineers can call directly, and Jinba Flows can be deployed as MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers across an organisation with one click. The platform had reached more than 40,000 enterprise users within six months, with customers including major Fortune 500 companies.
The company operates at the intersection of no-code and low-code tooling, natural language interfaces, API development and enterprise systems. Its technical work spans chat-driven workflow construction, MCP server deployment, and access and compliance features including RBAC, SSO and audit logging; the platform supports on-premises and private cloud hosting for customers with strict data requirements. Sectors served include financial services, insurance and manufacturing.
Carnot is headquartered across two cities, San Francisco and Tokyo, and maintains a distributed team in both locations. The product is designed for two distinct user groups - non-technical business teams who author workflows and engineers who consume them as APIs - and work reflects that dual focus. The company was founded in 2026.