About
Claire Mao studied mathematics and computer science at MIT and has worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Boston Consulting Group, and MIT Media Lab.
Claire Mao @clairemao78
congrats palette! super cool concept https://t.co/srre6ta1QF
Jul 31, 2026 Β· β₯ 6
Claire Mao @clairemao78
more features coming soon π https://t.co/2gssp1w58A
Jul 30, 2026 Β· β₯ 4
Claire Mao @clairemao78
testing our live captioning ππ https://t.co/LLWuv4l5p4
Jul 24, 2026 Β· β₯ 33
Co-founder and CEO at InstanceYC S26
Intro paths
Claire went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Instance's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Claire can intro founders to Instance's investors below.
Instance's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Instance
