About
Corentin Hugot is co-founder and COO of Kinro AI, which builds insurance sales capabilities for AI platforms like ChatGPT.
Founder at KinroYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Corentin went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Kinro's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Corentin can intro founders to Kinro's investors below.
Kinro's investors · 1
Co-founders at Kinro
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Pierre-Alexandre KamiennyFounder
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Parth AinampudiFounder
Experience
- Kinro.ai (YC P26)Co-Founder & COOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- OpenAIFounder in residence2026San Francisco Bay Area
- AmiraChief of Staff2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Business France North AmericaAdvisor - AI & Deep Tech2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- SHARELOCKChief Insurance Officer2023 — 2024Paris, Île-de-France, France
- SHARELOCKHead of Insurance2022 — 2023Paris, Île-de-France, France
- SHARELOCKOps & Product Manager2021 — 2022Paris, Île-de-France, France
- SHARELOCKJunior Ops & Product Manager2020Paris, Île-de-France, France
- ACTIV INCo-Founder & CEO2017 — 2021Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Skills & more
maths6Physics4Acquisition de clients4Finance3AI3FinTech3Consumer1Optimisation des processus1Recherche financièreProcessus de venteCréation et standardisation d'une offreImpact social
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Gestion de la relation avec les parties prenantesVenteOrganisation d’événementsGestion d’événementsStratégie numériqueOptimisation pour les moteurs de recherche (SEO)Travail en freelanceConseilDue DiligenceAxureManagementCommunication- Cyberdiplômé avancé — Riot
- Brevet A — Fédération Française de Parachutisme
- English TOEIC - 940 grade — TOEIC Program
- Scuba Diving Level 1 — FFESSM
- Judo - Black Belt — International Judo Federation
- Conduite de Projet en Science de données "Predictive Analytics" — IBM
- Design Thinker — dthinking academy
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Corentin Hugot?
- Corentin Hugot is co-founder and COO of Kinro AI, which builds insurance sales capabilities for AI platforms like ChatGPT.
- Where does Corentin Hugot work?
- Corentin Hugot is Founder of Kinro.
- What companies did Corentin Hugot found?
- Corentin Hugot founded Kinro.
- Where did Corentin Hugot go to school?
- Corentin Hugot studied at Y Combinator; ENSC - Bordeaux INP (Diplôme d'ingénieur, Cognitique); Grenoble Ecole de Management (Master Management Internationnal).
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