Startup spotlight: building AI agents and accelerating innovation with Cohort #5

Startups put Cloudflare's AI stack to work

Cloudflare's rollout of AI agents has given developers a way to deploy autonomous, task-completing agents on its global network. Several startups in the latest Cloudflare Startup Program cohort have built their agent platforms on that foundation, combining Workers, Queues, Durable Objects, and other services to handle everything from serverless request routing to compliance automation.

Lamatic.ai: per-customer Workers for AI agent workflows

Lamatic.ai, founded in 2023, offers SaaS startups a managed platform for embedding AI agents into their products. Its no-code visual builder lets customers design Agent Flows that compile into an interoperable YAML configuration. When a project deploys, Lamatic compiles that configuration into a Workers-compatible JavaScript bundle and exposes it as an API endpoint, so customers can wire AI automation directly into their applications.

The architecture runs on Cloudflare Workers, with requests processed close to end users to minimize latency and offload computational strain from centralized servers. In a few months, Lamatic scaled to over three million serverless requests per month supporting more than 1,000 customers, all operated by a three-person team.

Rather than batching requests into a centralized cluster, Lamatic isolates serverless and AI logic per customer using Workers for Platforms. Each customer gets a dedicated Worker executing its own logic, with request and rate limits set according to subscription level. That distributed model lets Lamatic onboard new customers without piling on technical overhead.

Sensitive credentials like API keys and model access tokens are encrypted and stored in Workers KV, decrypted only at runtime. All values are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM. YAML configurations compile into Workers bundles, and Queues orchestrates longer-running tasks such as scheduled ETL syncs and event-driven webhooks. During a scheduled sync, new records are stored as messages via Cloudflare Pub/Sub; a consumer Worker collects those messages and makes API requests based on queue processing.

Queues also smooth out AI workflows that fan out to multiple data sources. By decoupling request handling from background processing, Lamatic avoids bottlenecks and keeps data flowing into customers' Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines without delays. Lamatic additionally offers Workers AI as an inference provider option, letting customers choose from hosted open source models for chatbots, image generation, voice, and other use cases.

Skyward AI: Durable Objects and the agents framework

Skyward AI applies Cloudflare's serverless platform to compliance work in regulated industries like fintech and supply chain. Its AI agents handle evidence collection, real-time risk analysis, policy updates, document parsing, and AML checks, reducing human error while freeing compliance professionals for higher-value tasks.

Skyward initially built its agent infrastructure on Durable Objects, Workflows, and JavaScript-native RPC. The team has since shifted to Cloudflare's new AI agents framework (agents), which abstracts away manual management of Durable Objects. The migration preserved the original design benefits — data privacy, isolation, concurrency management — while simplifying how agents communicate and enabling real-time feedback to end users.

The platform achieves sub-100 ms response times for AI agent queries. Workloads minimize unnecessary network round-trips, and a sync-engine approach preloads and pushes data proactively to clients. For AI inference, Skyward uses AI Gateway to gain observability into usage, performance, and costs across multiple model vendors.

Each compliance session runs in a dedicated Durable Object, keeping relevant data close to the execution layer and reducing database round-trips. AML checks, KYB validation, and document processing stay efficient; completed sessions are summarized and stored in Postgres and R2. The multi-layered storage strategy pairs low-latency operations with long-term archival: Hyperdrive cut query latency by nearly 50%, and R2 handles large compliance documents like legal PDFs, ensuring only frequently accessed data stays hot.

Security is baked into each agent instance. Strict access controls govern development and production environments, and every AI session maintains an auditable log of key events, user actions, and approvals. Because each agent is deployed in its own instance with its own database, Skyward can maintain a detailed record of every user and agent interaction for compliance and legal requirements.

Going forward, Skyward plans to run select models directly on Workers AI to reduce reliance on external inference providers. The team also intends to implement Workers for Platforms to further isolate customer data and workflows, giving end users more control over their compliance automation.

Why founders are choosing Cloudflare as their AI agent platform

Startups like Lamatic AI and Skyward AI are demonstrating what’s possible when AI agent platforms are built on Cloudflare’s infrastructure. Their work — and the broader ecosystem forming around AI agents, MCP, and developer tooling — shows why founders increasingly look to Cloudflare for a foundation that can scale with their ambitions.

Workers Launchpad: a new cohort takes the stage

It’s been a busy few months for the Workers Launchpad program. Cohort #4 members presented at the bi-annual Demo Day, showcasing projects across AI/ML, developer tools, 3D design, cloud infrastructure, adtech, and media. The breadth of industries represented underscores how versatile the Developer Platform has become for early-stage companies.

Following that Demo Day, the program saw its largest surge of applications yet from startups around the world. Cohort #5 reflects that momentum, with founders working on AI agents, developer tooling, MCP integrations, media, and more. The caliber of teams in this wave is a strong signal of where the developer ecosystem is heading.

Both Lamatic AI and Skyward AI have been invited to join Cohort #5, and we’re excited to see what this group accomplishes next.

Meet Cohort #5

We’re pleased to welcome the latest group of startups to the program:

To keep up with the program’s progress, follow @CloudflareDev on X or join the Developer Discord server. If you’re building on the Developer Platform and want to share your story, the team reviews submissions for potential features. And for startups interested in the next round, applications for Cohort 6 are now open.