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For a while we were human middleware.
Paste the Slack thread into ChatGPT. Paste the answer into a doc. Paste that into an email.
The model was smart. It just had no hands.
So I built Gideon. Today we're open-sourcing it.
@atlys is hands down the BEST app for the visa process. 😭🔥
Made the whole thing sooo easy got my US visa in just 26 days. WTF 😎🇺🇸
Visa process without the usual headache. Big W. 🚀
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Open source under Apache 2.0.
Clone it, set an API key, docker compose up. Self-hosted, no login required.
https://t.co/LEY8fyAhna
Smart is table stakes now. Connected, composable and persistent is the moat.
Full writeup: https://t.co/xr7hDjcVI5
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For a while we were human middleware.
Paste the Slack thread into ChatGPT. Paste the answer into a doc. Paste that into an email.
The model was smart. It just had no hands.
So I built Gideon. Today we're open-sourcing it.
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It also remembers.
A per-user graph of the people you work with, the projects you own, how you write.
So it stops re-asking what it already knows, and drafts come back sounding like you.
Connection gives it hands. Memory gives it judgment.
Never thought my first Twitter thread would be about WiFi.
But here we are.
@reliancejio WiFi has officially earned main-character status at our office.
And honestly, for all the wrong reasons.
A thread 🧵
The most useful thing a founder ever shared with me was a story about something that went badly wrong. Not the lesson. The actual story.
That's hard to write honestly. But it's the only version worth reading.
Introducing Faultlines — things at Atlys that broke, and what we built because of it.
First one: what two years of moving passports taught us about trust. 👇
https://t.co/lScH48SH6O
We’ve raised $36M in Series C, led by @SusquehannaVC (SIG). Existing investors @LongJourneyVC , @ElevCap and @peakxvpartners doubled down. @makemytrip joined the round, marking the start of a strategic partnership to further enable seamless travel.
But if I’m honest, moments like this belong just as much to our customers. The people who trusted us with journeys that really mattered to them. Many came to us anxious, uncertain, sometimes completely overwhelmed by the process. And yet they chose Atlys. Many came back again. Many told someone else to try us. That kind of trust has shaped our growth far more than any metric ever could.
A big thank you to the team as well for your effort, commitment, and conviction. This progress reflects what we’ve built together and what is still ahead.
I’m 25, an AI Engineer, and I’ve traveled to ~20 countries in 3 years 🌍
Behind every trip = visa stress.
Big shoutout to @atlys for helping me with ~8 visas so far — made planning way smoother.
More travel, fewer embassy queues✈️
Attaching few fav memories below:-
@atlys I had an excellent experience using Atlys to apply for my Japan visa. The entire process was smooth, well-organized, and completely hassle-free.Everything was handled efficiently. I received my visa on time without any stress. Highly recommended for anyone planning a trip.
@atlys thankyou for ensuring I had no hassels during the dubai visa application process. The process was smooth, fast and seamless. Keep up the great work! :)