About
Chinmay Patel holds a BS/MS in computer science from Stanford and completed a joint master's program at Harvard and MIT. He previously worked at BCG advising on AI automation, built AI systems analyzing drone footage at Point72, developed creator products at Roblox, and collaborated on ReadRite, a misinformation-focused platform.
Founder at CloseraYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Chinmay went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Closera's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Chinmay can intro founders to Closera's investors below.
Closera's investors · 1
Co-founders at Closera
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Anmol TukrelFounder
Experience
- Closera (YC S25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Summer Consultant2024New York, United States
- Point72Market Intelligence Technology Analyst2021 — 2022New York, United States
- RobloxProduct Management Intern2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Alchemist AcceleratorVenture Fellow2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Product Hub of Stanford StudentsVice President2020 — 2021Stanford, California, United States
- Point72Summer Technology Analyst2020New York, United States
- Veritas Technologies LLCSoftware Engineering Intern2019Santa Clara, California
- Stanford in GovernmentFellowships Coordinator2018 — 2019Stanford, California
- Development Solutions OrganizationAssociate Consultant2017 — 2018Stanford, California
- PwCTechnology Consulting Intern2017Mumbai and Ahmedabad, India
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Sahakari Bank LtdProject Management Intern2016Ahmedabad, India
- Gujarat UniversityResearch Student2016Ahmedabad, India
- National TrustStudent Marketing Intern2015 — 2016Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent
- Gujarat Kelvani TrustFounder, The Anganwadi Initiative2016Unjha Area, India
- TiEIndia Representative Team Member2014India
Skills & more
- Symphony Certified Developer — Symphony
From Chinmay's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chinmay Patel?
- Chinmay Patel holds a BS/MS in computer science from Stanford and completed a joint master's program at Harvard and MIT. He previously worked at BCG advising on AI automation, built AI systems analyzing drone footage at Point72, developed creator products at Roblox, and collaborated on ReadRite, a misinformation-focused platform.
- Where does Chinmay Patel work?
- Chinmay Patel is Founder of Closera.
- What companies did Chinmay Patel found?
- Chinmay Patel founded Closera.
- Where did Chinmay Patel go to school?
- Chinmay Patel studied at Harvard Kennedy School (Master of Public Policy - MPP); MIT Sloan School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science).
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