Bryel was founded by Kevin Miao, Frankie Li in 2026.

Who are Bryel's investors?

Bryel's investors include Y Combinator.

Where is Bryel headquartered?

Bryel is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Bryel

YC F26

San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 1 known investors

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Bryel builds an AI agent that automates AI research engineering tasks for researchers and engineers.

Also known as Bryel Labs

AI & Machine Learning Data & Infrastructure Enterprise Software B2B AIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F26)

Bryel was founded in 2026 by Kevin Miao and Frankie Li.

Kevin Miao Founder/CEOHe previously worked as a Senior Research Engineer at Apple, lectured at UC Berkeley, and conducted research at Berkeley AI Research (BAIR), and holds an MS and BA in Computer Science from UC Berkeley.

Frankie Li Co-FounderCo-founder of Bryel Labs and a Harvard graduate. He previously led product as an early employee at Fundamental Research Labs, where he worked on products including Shortcut, an Excel copilot.

Investors · 1

Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Frequently asked questions

What does Bryel do?: Bryel builds an AI agent that automates AI research engineering tasks for researchers and engineers.
Who founded Bryel?: Bryel was founded by Kevin Miao, Frankie Li in 2026.
Who are Bryel's investors?: Bryel's investors include Y Combinator.
Where is Bryel headquartered?: Bryel is headquartered in San Francisco, US.