Simon Last is a co-founder of Notion and a key technical leader driving the company's strategic shift toward agentic software architecture. He has been instrumental in developing Notion's approach to AI agents, focusing on how autonomous systems can be composed and orchestrated within the Notion ecosystem.

As co-founder, Last has maintained a hands-on technical role throughout Notion's growth from a productivity tool to a platform supporting AI-native workflows. His contributions span product architecture, engineering culture, and long-term technical strategy. Within Notion, he has championed the integration of agentic capabilities as a core platform feature rather than a peripheral add-on¹⁾

Last's leadership on agentic software emphasizes using shared databases as foundational primitives for agent composition. Rather than treating agents as isolated services, he advocates for agents to coordinate through Notion's relational data model, enabling transparency, persistence, and human oversight of agent actions. This design philosophy positions Notion's database as a natural integration point where multiple agents can read, write, and reason about shared state.

A signature element of Last's approach to rapid AI prototyping is the “Simon Vortex”—an internal term referring to intensive innovation cycles and hackathons. These sessions emphasize experimentation with emerging AI capabilities and quick validation of new agentic features within the Notion platform. This culture of rapid iteration has allowed Notion to move quickly in incorporating multi-modal AI, tool use, and autonomous workflows into its product roadmap.

Last's technical direction emphasizes modularity and composability in agent design. By treating agents as components that operate within Notion's ecosystem of databases, views, and relations, his vision enables non-technical users and developers alike to build complex workflows without rigid orchestration frameworks. This approach aligns with Notion's broader mission to democratize software development and knowledge work.

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