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Ex-OpenAI product manager who helped launch ChatGPT just raised $9.3M seed for Worktrace AI. Angela Jiang (GPT-3.5/GPT-4 launch team) + Deepak Vasisht (MIT PhD) are automating business workflows by watching employees work. • $9.3M from Conviction, 8VC, OpenAI Fund • 5 design partners already using the agent • 4 full-time + 3 part-time team • Spots workflow patterns within 1 week • 95% of enterprise AI tools fail to scale (MIT study) How they built it: • Met at South Park Commons hatchery • 8 months from founding to launch • Agent watches desktop work passively • Ranks automation opportunities by impact • Provides code-ready files for agent builders Takeaway: Don't just build AI tools. Build AI that learns your users' actual workflows. Brewed by Startup Beaker.