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Attention Engineering
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Desktop AI co-pilot automating user workflows
Attention Engineering
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Desktop AI co-pilot automating user workflows
Overview
Attention Engineering develops a desktop-native AI assistant that observes on-screen activity to learn a user's workflow and proactively automate tasks across apps. It runs in the background as a personal co-pilot, building a live model of behavior to suggest and eventually execute next steps with less prompting. Unlike reactive, command-only tools, it focuses on contextual, proactive automation tailored to individual workflows and aims for enterprise pilots and scalable productivity. The goal is to amplify human productivity by turning everyday work into autonomous task execution within supported applications.
About Attention Engineering
Industries
Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
N/A
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$1.3M
Headquarters
Burnaby, Canada
Founded
2025
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Attention raised $1.25 million in November 2025 from Village Global and Liquid 2 Ventures.
- Coast's July 28, 2026 local preview shows live product momentum and distribution.
- Enterprise pilots were planned with the raise, creating a near-term path to revenue.
What critics are saying
- OpenAI ChatGPT Work and Codex now bundle desktop agents, compressing Attention's wedge.
- Only five employees in November 2025 leaves execution risk against better-funded giants.
- If Coast's local-memory thesis fails, the product becomes a feature, not a company.
What makes Attention Engineering unique
- Coast records desktop context locally, not cloud-first, emphasizing privacy and on-device memory.
- Aidan Guo and Julian Windeck combine product instincts with Cambridge, MIT, Berkeley research depth.
- The company targets proactive workflow learning, not generic chat, across desktop applications.
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Funding
Total Funding
$1.3M
Below
Industry Average
Funded Over
1 Rounds
Industry standards
Company News
AI promises everything from smarter search to automated workflows, yet most tools remain limited to reactive chatbots or single-purpose copilots. They rarely
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About Attention Engineering
Industries
Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
N/A
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$1.3M
Headquarters
Burnaby, Canada
Founded
2025
Attention Engineering is Hiring for 2 Jobs on Simplify!
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