# Inkbox launches hosted agents with persistent computers after $5.3M raise

> Original title: An agent you delegate to needs an address people can reach and a machine that keeps its state between jobs.

- Source: Rohan Paul
- Published: 2026-11-10T19:14:31.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/vzwufkyanqfokyg8ntc6q6rzb
- Original: https://x.com/rohanpaul_ai/status/2120233662436508097

## Summary

Inkbox says it now runs AI agents on Hermes or Codex with schedules and persistent computers, on top of email, phone, iMessage, WhatsApp and A2A channels. The agents sleep when idle, so customers do not pay for downtime. Inkbox also reports a $5.3M raise led by Peak XV Partners.

## Post

An agent you delegate to needs an address people can reach and a machine that keeps its state between jobs.

@inkbox_ai already gave agents email, phone, iMessage, WhatsApp and A2A. As of today it runs the agent too, on Hermes or Codex, with schedules and a persistent computer.

And congrats to them on the $5.3M raise to give AI agents a computer to run on

## Quoted post @rayruizhiliao

> We raised $5.3M to give AI agents a computer to run on, with their own email, phone, iMessage, and WhatsApp
> 
> Led by @peakxvpartners, with @rauchg, @sternhenri, @jefrankle, @cjc, and @daniel_levine 
> 
> Today we’re launching hosted agents on @inkbox_ai. Your agent runs next to its communication channels, so it never misses a reply. It sleeps when idle, so you don’t pay for downtime.
> 
> In the 4 months since our YC launch, we’ve processed millions of messages for AI agents.

https://x.com/rayruizhiliao/status/2120217092553413028