Company Overview

Height (formerly Evergreen) is an AI-powered autonomous project management platform founded in 2020 by Siavash and Andre in San Francisco, as part of the Y Combinator Winter 2020 (W20) batch. Built on the philosophy of "Autonomous Project Management," Height uses AI automation to reduce manual operations — automatically categorizing tasks, updating statuses, assigning owners, managing sprints, and generating reports — freeing teams from tedious management overhead.

Core Products

  • Height AI Project Management: Core platform supporting tasks, sprints, milestones, and kanban boards
  • Height Backlog: AI-powered backlog prioritization and smart tagging for product backlogs
  • Height Sprint: Automated sprint planning, progress tracking, and retrospective report generation
  • Height Integrations: Deep integrations with GitHub, Slack, Linear, Jira, and other tools

Core Strengths

AI Autonomous Management: AI automatically handles task assignment, status updates, and priority sorting — dramatically reducing manual work
Automated Workflows: Conditional trigger-based automation rules that drive project progress automatically
Clean & Intuitive: Elegant, minimal interface with a low learning curve — easy to get started
YC-Backed: Y Combinator-incubated project with cutting-edge product vision

Competitors

Height's main competitors in the AI project management market include Linear, Notion, ClickUp, Jira, and Asana.

Key Milestones

  • 2020: Founded by Siavash and Andre in San Francisco (originally Evergreen); accepted into YC W20
  • 2021: Renamed to Height; launched autonomous project management platform
  • 2022: Introduced AI automation features for automatic task categorization and status updates
  • 2023: Launched AI sprint management and smart backlog features
  • 2024: Major AI engine upgrade, deepening automated workflow capabilities

Market Position

Height is one of the pioneers in the AI project management space, distinguished by its "autonomous management" philosophy. Unlike Linear (known for developer experience) and ClickUp (known for feature richness), Height emphasizes deep AI automation — using AI to replace the repetitive operational tasks in project management. It is especially popular among product-focused internet teams and tech startups.