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About
Bernard Xie is the founding CTO at Kestral, an AI-native work management platform. He previously worked as an engineer at Asana and was a founding engineer at AllStripes (acquired by PicnicHealth) and Terrastruct.
Founder at KestralYC X25
Intro paths
Bernard went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Kestral's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Bernard can intro founders to Kestral's investors below.
Kestral's investors · 1
Co-founders at Kestral
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bernard Xie?
- Bernard Xie is the founding CTO at Kestral, an AI-native work management platform. He previously worked as an engineer at Asana and was a founding engineer at AllStripes (acquired by PicnicHealth) and Terrastruct.
- Where does Bernard Xie work?
- Bernard Xie is Founder of Kestral.
- What companies did Bernard Xie found?
- Bernard Xie founded Kestral.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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University of Southern California mafia458
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Expedia Group mafia27
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Asana mafia16
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Tunein mafia5
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