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
Skills & more
Project ManagementData Analysis1Web Development1Web DesignC++Python2
From Ali's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ali Abid?
- Ali Abid founded Gradio, which was acquired by Hugging Face. He is now working on robotics at Shotwell.
- Where does Ali Abid work?
- Ali Abid is Founder of shotwell.ai.
- What companies did Ali Abid found?
- Ali Abid founded shotwell.ai.
- Where did Ali Abid go to school?
- Ali Abid studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
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Georgia Institute of Technology mafia180
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Lukasz GadowskiExchange SemesterFounded Spreadshirt +2Aamir PoonawallaMastersFounded Understudy Labs +1Jonathan FriedmanBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Assembly +1Eric WangMaster of Science - MSFounded Natural +1Pranavkrishna SureshDual EnrollmentFounded Blaze Market Incorporated +1Royce ArockiasamyBachelor of Science - BSFounded Pleom +1
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Hugging Face mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology431
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 CapitalDan LupuInvestor at Earlybird Venture Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Shotwell.3
Also worked at Hugging Face16
Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalClément DelangueCo-founder & CEO of Hugging FaceThomas WolfCo-founder & Chief Science Officer of Hugging FaceErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalPaulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, LlcBrian BenedictCo-Founder & CRO at Asymmetric Capital Partners
+ 10 more
Also worked at Gradio1
Also worked at Google1,976
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
+ 1,970 more