Google and Apple make billions keeping your browser passive. No social layer, no AI agents acting on your behalf, no awareness of what you actually care about. Just tabs and ads.
Basement flips that. Every webpage becomes a live room where you can see and talk to other people browsing the same page. And your Baseling an always-on AI agent tracks prices, watches restocks, and surfaces deals without you lifting a finger.
We're starting with shopping because that's where the pain is sharpest, but the vision is bigger: a browser that actually works for you instead of for advertisers.
Would love to hear what's the one thing you wish your browser did that it just doesn't?
Every mobile browser is a solo experience. Basement Browser turns every webpage into a live social room. Land on the same page as someone else and you're instantly connected. Then there's Baselings: AI agents that live in your browser, track prices, find better deals, monitor stock, and surface context you'd never think to search for. No extensions. No copy-pasting into ChatGPT. Your browser just works for you. Browse together. Shop smarter. Your phone's browser, finally upgraded.
If you re still sitting on your launch, this is the push.
YC made a special exception for this community: one or more companies that launch tomorrow will get a YC interview and potentially funding. A YC partner will review every eligible launch.
