Taskade, Inc. was founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, by John Xie, Dionis Loire, and Stan Chang. The company was established to address the complexities of distributed workflows and project management by providing a unified, real-time collaborative workspace. Originating as a tool to help teams organize projects and ideas more effectively, Taskade has since expanded its capabilities to incorporate human and AI collaboration, enabling users to automate planning, research, and task execution through autonomous AI agents within a single platform.
As a Y Combinator-backed startup (S19 batch), Taskade offers a freemium SaaS business model with tiered subscription plans ranging from Free to Enterprise levels. The company’s main product is an all-in-one AI-powered workspace designed to serve individuals, remote teams, startups, and enterprise departments requiring project management, workflow automation, and collaboration tools. Taskade supports cross-platform applications and continues to innovate in agent-powered workflows and real-time automation, aiming to integrate human and AI tasks seamlessly for improved productivity.
Taskade operates independently with no parent company or subsidiaries identified. The company maintains an active status with ongoing product development and engagement across multiple social media platforms. With a small team of approximately 14 employees, Taskade positions itself as a leader in AI-driven productivity technologies supporting distributed teams and knowledge work automation.