About
Ali Abid founded Gradio, which was acquired by Hugging Face. He is now working on robotics at Shotwell.
Founder at shotwell.aiYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Ali went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran shotwell.ai's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ali can intro founders to shotwell.ai's investors below.
shotwell.ai's investors · 1
Co-founders at shotwell.ai
Experience
- Shotwell.Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Hugging FaceSenior Software Engineer2021 — 2026
- GradioCofounder, Lead Engineer2018 — 2026Palo Alto, CA
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2018 — 2019Mountain View, California
- UhanaSoftware Engineer2016 — 2018Palo Alto, California
- ABBSoftware Engineer Intern2014 — 2015Greater Atlanta Area
Education
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Computer Science2012 — 2016
Skills & more
Project ManagementData Analysis1Web Development1Web DesignC++Python2
From Ali's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology206
Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures
+ 200 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Shotwell.1
Also worked at Hugging Face9
Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalPaulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, LlcBrian BenedictCo-Founder & CRO at Asymmetric Capital PartnersSasha LuccioniInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesDarshan GandhiInvestor at WAGMI Ventures
+ 3 more
Also worked at Gradio1
Also worked at Google1,078
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis
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